Hatton Locks
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Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hatton Locks canonical | 3 |
| Hatton flight of locks | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hatton Flight
ⓘ
Stairway to Heaven ⓘ |
| connects |
lower pound of Grand Union Canal near Warwick
ⓘ
upper pound of Grand Union Canal towards Birmingham ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1790s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | leisure boating ⓘ |
| elevationGain | about 45 metres ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public footpath ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
café nearby
ⓘ
car park nearby ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature |
balance beams
ⓘ
paddle gear ⓘ pounds between locks ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
narrow locks (originally)
ⓘ
wide locks (after widening) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal feature ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | facilitated industrial-era freight transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hatton ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Warwick ⓘ |
| lockType | double-gated pound locks ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hatton
ⓘ
surface form:
Hatton village
Warwick ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 21 ⓘ |
| onWaterway | Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| originalCanal | Warwick and Birmingham Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
British canal network
ⓘ
Grand Union Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal main line
|
| popularFor |
boating
ⓘ
gongoozling ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | enable boat traffic over steep gradient ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| tourismType | canal-side visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedBy |
narrowboats
ⓘ
wide-beam boats ⓘ |
| waterwayDirection | between Warwick and Birmingham on Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| widened | 1930s ⓘ |
| widenedFor | Grand Union Canal modernization ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hatton flight of locks