Foxton Locks
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Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foxton Locks canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal engineering structure
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staircase flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| category |
Canal locks in Leicestershire
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Grand Union Canal ⓘ Tourist attractions in Leicestershire ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
Old Union Canal route towards Northampton ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| designedBy | Benjamin Bevan ⓘ |
| elevationChange |
about 23 metres
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about 75 feet ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
moorings for visiting boats
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picnic areas ⓘ walking routes along the canal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canalside pubs
ⓘ
car parks ⓘ lock keeper’s cottages ⓘ side pounds ⓘ towpath ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
information boards about canal history
ⓘ
museum displays about the inclined plane ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
listed structure
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Foxton Inclined Plane
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surface form:
Foxton Inclined Plane boat lift
|
| knownFor |
being one of the most impressive lock flights on the British canal network
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historic canal engineering ⓘ tourism and leisure boating ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Leicestershire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Foxton
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Market Harborough ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Summit level between Leicester and Market Harborough ⓘ |
| lockConfiguration | staircase ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Foxton Inclined Plane ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 10 ⓘ |
| opened | 1814 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to connect the Grand Union Canal with the Old Union Canal route ⓘ |
| ownership | publicly owned waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
narrowboat traffic
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| waterway |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal Leicester Line
|
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