The Route to Oakham

A Collection of Photographs taken by Tony Clayton

2 - Melton Mowbray Navigation, Frisby to Melton Mowbray


1 - Cossington to Frisby <<-- : -->> 3 - The Oakham Canal


Asfordby Lock

Asfordby Lock, 2010
This lock is near the tail of the lock cut, and has been much modified in turning it into a weir.

Kirby Lock

Kirby Bellars Lock from below, 2010

Kirby Lock

Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010
The lock is at the tail of a long lock cut

Kirby Lock

Head weir at Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010

Kirby Lock

Tail of Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010

Kirby Lock

Looking up Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010

Kirby Lock

The dry lock cut above Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010

Kirby Lock

Closeup of the accommodation bridge over the dry lock cut above Kirby Bellars Lock, 2010

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The navigation channel in Melton Mowbray, 2010

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The A607 bridge across the navigation channel in Melton Mowbray, 2010

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Mockup of a lock on the line the former navigation channel in Melton Mowbray, 2010
The channel ran along the line of the trees to a basin in the distance, beyond which the Oakham Canal continued.
There never was a lock on this site.


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v5 4th March 2023

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