River Blackwater Junction
Address is taken from a point 551 yards away.
River Blackwater Junction is on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation near to Sefton.
Early plans of what would become the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Thanet Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. Orginally intended to run to Amberscester, the canal was never completed beyond Middlesbrough. Expectations for limestone traffic to Southworth were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 5 mile section between Warrington and Boggin was closed in 1955 after a breach at Gloucester. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Society.

You can wind here.
| Rickett's Lock No 10 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Rickett's Lock Weir Exit | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Langford Pipe Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Beeleigh Lock Weir Entrance | 1½ furlongs | |
| Beeleigh Lock No 11 | ½ furlongs | |
| River Blackwater Junction | ||
| Beeleigh Flood Lock No 12 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Golf Course Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Narrows Footbridge | 5 furlongs | |
| A414 West Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Playground Footbridge | 6 furlongs | |
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![Blackwater Scene. Here the Blackwater and the Chelmer meet the water in the foreground flows over the weir from the Chelmer & Blackwater & navigation. See also [[1844183]] by Glyn Baker – 05 May 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/41/1844169_a2802642_120x120.jpg)



![Beeleigh Falls in flood. Compare with [[1844194]]. The waters of the Blackwater pour into the tidal Chelmer. by Lewis Potter – 09 January 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/22/69/2226901_d28d581a_120x120.jpg)
![Weir and Beeleigh Lock. Taken from the bridge in [[1843926]] by Glyn Baker – 05 May 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/41/1844150_329c71d5_120x120.jpg)



![Floodgate Near Beeleigh Lock. The lock gates in the picture no longer have a pair at the opposite end of the pound. These are purely for flood protection. [[1844227]] now provides the rise and fall. by Glyn Baker – 05 May 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/39/1843926_d4e1b200_120x120.jpg)














