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9th May 2008

The Junction of the Northampton Arm and the Grand Union Canal.

The Northampton Arm goes off to the left of the picture.

The house belonged to the toll collector.

Looking down the Arm at the original 1815 yard buildings.

These now belong to British Waterways who keep an office there. Much of the site is leased to a canal boat maintenance company.

Looking up the Rothersthorpe flight. The series consists of 13 locks droping some 77 feet.

One of the lift bridges which is a feature of the Northampton Arm.

The Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal.

The Northampton Arm was authorised by Act of Parliament as part of the Grand Junction Canal in 1793.

The route was surveyed by James Barnes, engineer to  the GJCCo, in 1796.

Construction started in 1812 under the supervision of Benjamin Bevan.

The arm was formally opened in May 1815.

The arm is 4.75 miles long and connects the GJC to the River Nene. There are a total of 17 locks dropping 109 feet.