Site of Bridge No 55
Address is taken from a point 1670 yards away.
Site of Bridge No 55 carries a footpath over the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) three miles from Polstan.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Stoke Bruerne Services | 4 furlongs | |
| Towpath Footbridge No 54B | 3¾ furlongs | |
| River Tove Junction | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Moorings (below Locks) | 3 furlongs | |
| River Tove Weir | 2½ furlongs | |
| Site of Bridge No 55 | ||
| Milepost - Braunston 22 Miles | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bozenham Bridge No 56 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Grafton Regis Bridge No 57 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Braunston 23 Miles | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Grafton Overflow Weir | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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![Grand Union Canal: River Tove overflow weir. The Grand Union Canal passes over the River Tove along this reach and this long overflow weir allows excess water in the canal to drain off into the river. Please see [[3103424]] for a second long weir along this reach. Darker date stones in the brickwork indicate that the superstructure carrying the towpath over the weir was built in the early 1930s. by Nigel Cox – 26 August 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/10/34/3103467_1f24d798_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal: River Tove overflow weir. The Grand Union Canal passes over the River Tove along this reach and this long overflow weir allows excess water in the canal to drain off into the river. The cabinet in the distance contains a pump that allows water to be pumped back from the river to the canal if required. Please see [[3103442]] for a view of the pump in action and [[3103467]] for a second long weir along this reach. The darker date stones in the brickwork indicate that the superstructure carrying the towpath over the weir was built in the early 1930s. by Nigel Cox – 26 August 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/10/34/3103424_4d4173c6_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal: River Tove pump. Please see [[3103424]] for a description of the weir. This is the pump visible in the distance in that image that allows water from the River Tove to be pumped up to the canal when required. by Nigel Cox – 27 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/10/34/3103442_4c3da707_120x120.jpg)
