SECTION FROM BRIDGE 12 TO BRIDGE 13 (BUCKINGHAM ARM)
Feature, Map Ref, Notes
Milepost 4 764385 Shown on 1924 map as '4M'. Not determined.
Culvert (1) 765383 Shown on 1924 map as 'Large Brick Culvert'. Still intact with stream running through on west side. East side (through hedgerow and over embankment) end of brick culvert still quite apparent but in less good condition.
Culvert (2) 768380 Shown on 1924 map as 'Culvert'. No remains.
Bridge 13 769378 Shown on 1924 map as 'Swing Bridge No. 13'.Shown on 1900 GJCC map as Swing Bridge, and annotated 'No. 16'. Swing bridge. Brickwork intact. Gate timbers broken and propped up against bridge. Much of the original bridge structure apparent. Stop planks apparent and intact.
Condition of Canal Bed
From Bridge 12 to Culvert (1): Embankment still solid but canal bed overgrown in placed.
At Culvert (1): Canal bed filled in but right hand embankment still visible.
From Culvert (1) to Culvert (2): Canal bed visible and holding water.
From Culvert (2) to Bridge 13: Canal bed still visible following hedgerow, boggy in places.
Condition of Towpath/Footpath
Not determined. No public right of way seems to exist.
Ownership
John? Gurney (Mountmill Farm).
SECTION FROM BRIDGE 13 TO BRIDGE 15 (BUCKINGHAM ARM)
Feature, Map Ref, Notes
Bridge 14 765375 Shown on 1924 map as 'Bridge No. 14'. Annotated on 1900 GJCC map as 'Bridge No. 17'. Masonry bridge. Bridge intact with '1919' in brickwork under bridge and bridge number plate intact under ivy on bridge arch.
Lined section 765375 Concrete trough constructed 1919. Completely intact, with walls and stonewall at edge of towpath. Skeleton of barge still left on bed just in front of bridge. Metal-lined stopgates still intact.
Milepost 5 762377 Shown on 1924 map as '5M'. Not determined.
Flood Paddle 761377 Shown on 1924 map as 'Flood Paddle'. Paddle mechanism intact. Some masonry left. Overgrown with thornbush.
Drain 762377 Shown on 1924 map as 'Drain'. Not determined.
Bridge 15 762377 Shown on 1924 map as 'Swing Bridge No. 15'. Shown on 1900 GJCC map as Swing Bridge, and annotated 'No. 18'. Swing bridge. Masonry under footbridge. Bridge intact but worn. Engineering bricks at top of walls intact. Wooden bridge over - unsafe.
Condition of Canal Bed
From Bridge 13 to Bridge 14: Canal bed still visible - following hedgerow.
From Bridge 14 to Bridge 15: Canal bed visible.
Condition of Towpath/Footpath
Not determined. No public right of way seems to exist.
Ownership
John? Gurney (Mountmill Farm).
SECTION FROM BRIDGE 15 TO BRIDGE 17 (BUCKINGHAM ARM)
Feature, Map Ref, Notes
Culvert (1) 759375 Shown on 1924 map as '? Culvert'. No visible remains. Declivity of drystream bed leading to bank beside canal.
Culvert (2) 757373 Shown on 1924 map as 'Culvert'. Not determined.
Culvert (3) 755371 Shown on 1924 map as 'Brick Culvert'. Not determined.
Winding Hole 755371 Shown on 1924 and 1900 maps. Not determined.
Bridge 16 755371 Shown on 1924 map as 'Bridge No. 16'. Annotated on 1900 GJCC map as 'Bridge No. 19'. Masonry bridge. Not determined.
Culvert (4) 754369 Shown on 1924 map as '? Culvert'. Not determined.
Bridge 17 754361 Shown on 1924 map as 'Draw Bridge No. 17'. Shown on 1900 GJCC map as Draw Bridge, and annotated 'No. 20'. Lift bridge. Not determined.
Condition of Canal Bed
From Bridge 15 to Culvert 1: There is water in the canal bed by the culvert, remainder is undetermined.
From Culvert (1) to Bridge 17: Not determined.
Condition of Towpath/Footpath
Not determined. No public right of way seems to exist.
Ownership
Unknown.
SECTION FROM BRIDGE 17 TO BRIDGE 19 (BUCKINGHAM ARM)
Feature, Map Ref, Notes
Culvert 753367 Shown on 1924 map as 'Wooden Trunk (14 ft run 12" G.E. pipe. Put in June 1919)'. Not determined.
Milepost 6 753366 Shown on 1924 map as '6M'. Not determined.
Bridge 750365 Shown on 1924 map as ' Lattice Girder Bridge (Not Companys)'. Annotated 1900 GJCC map as 'Not Companys Bridge'. Girder bridge. In use and carrying road to Thornton. Bed has been filled in underneath the bridge. North of the bridge, the brick work leading to bridge hole (towpath side) is still intact.
Bridge 18 750365 Shown on 1924 map as 'Bridge No. 18 (Disused)'. Annotated on 1900 GJCC map as 'Bridge No. 21 (Not Used)'. Masonry bridge. Still exists, though parapets are missing. Stonework is in good condition.
Breach 748364 Banks of canal have been breached to create a farm access.
Bridge 19 744364 Shown on 1924 map as 'Draw Bridge No. 18'. Shown on 1900 GJCC map as Draw Bridge, and annotated 'No. 22'. Lift bridge. Still exists as a bridge. Walls in place, brickwork good, original beams and decking fixed in place as a farm access. No balance beams.
Condition of Canal Bed
From Bridge 17 to Bridge 18: Line appears well defined and intact, access not possible as is private land.
From Bridge 18 to Bridge 19: Canal bed is in good condition, apart from the breech made for farm access.
Condition of Towpath/Footpath
From Bridge 17 to Bridge 18: Not determined. No public right of way seems to exist.
From Bridge 18 to Bridge 19: Towpath is well defined. Overgrown in place with low overhanging branches of trees. At end of wood, south-west of Bridge 18 there is a fence and stile crossing the canal bed. Public right of way.
Ownership
Unknown.
Other Notes
Wharf ('Thornton Wharf') at Bridge 18
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