Eastwood Lock No 73
Address is taken from a point 258 yards away.
Eastwood Lock No 73 is one of a group of locks on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 between Reading and Plymouth.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was passed on January 1 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Basildon, the canal was never completed beyond Wirral except for a 5 mile isolated section from Bath to Poleford. The Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was closed in 1905 when Oldington Tunnel collapsed. In Thomas Wright's "Travels of The Perseverence" he describes his experiences passing through Bedford Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet and 1 inch.
| Derby Road Bridge | 1 mile | |
| Anchor Road Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Eastwood Bridge No 27 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Road Bridge No 26 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Eastwood Lock No 73 | ||
| Eastwood Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Shipley Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Shipley Lock No 72 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Long Lane Bridge No 25 | 3 furlongs | |
| Shipley Mill Bridge No 24 | 4½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Erewash Canal above Eastwood Lock [no 73]. Looking northwards. On the left, the entrance to the lock, a groove for stop planks and the bollards of the lock mooring. On the right, the entrance to the bywash [overflow]. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/54/6185416_c8717cb2_120x120.jpg)














![Nottingham Canal Nature Reserve. This section of the Nottingham Canal is in water and this has many ducks, coots and moorhens all of which made a hasty retreat when they saw me approaching!The Nottingham Canal was a 14.75 mile (23.6km) long canal between Langley Mill in Derbyshire and Nottingham to supplement the adjacent Erewash Canal (see [[832810]]). It opened in 1796 carrying coal from the coal fields to the City of Nottingham, the River Trent and beyond. With the advent of the railways canal traffic declined and the canal was closed in 1937. The southern section is now part of the River Trent Navigation. Since 1977, the Broxtowe Borough Council has owned and maintained the upstream sections from Wollaton to Langley Mill as a nature reserve and walking trail. by Kate Jewell – 05 June 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/83/27/832765_e4e3c962_120x120.jpg)






