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‘New lock’ for roundabout
Posted on 26/08/2009
Highways, Transportation & Waste Management
A roundabout in Market Harborough now has an unusual addition – a pair of canal lock gates.
The roundabout (on the A6 as you approach the town from Leicester) has been sponsored by local pub, the Foxton Locks Inn.
To keep with the canal boat theme, British Waterways donated the decommissioned local gates to the County Council to furnish the roundabout.
The lock gates come from the Watford flight of locks on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, where they were in use for around 20 years.
Lesley Pendleton, Leicestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation said, “We are extremely grateful to British Waterways for their kind donation.
The lock gates will turn this roundabout into a local feature acknowledging the area’s canal heritage and Foxton’s famous staircase of locks.”
Richard Delves from British Waterways, “It is fantastic that the lock gates can be put to good use. Foxton Locks is an important heritage site and a key regional attraction, and we hope that the roundabout will encourage even more people to visit.”
The historic Foxton Locks Inn underwent a £1 million refurbishment in 2005. It is the first pub to be run under a Waterside Pubs Partnership between British Waterways and Scottish and Newcastle Breweries.
Photo opportunity: Mrs Lesley Pendleton and Richard Delves from British Waterways, will be available for photographs and interviews at the roundabout on 27th August at 11:30 am. The roundabout is at the junction of the A6 (Leicester – Harborough Rd) and the B6047 (Melton – Harborough Road). Nearest postcode for Sat Nav is LE16 7FD (Star Service Station).
Notes for editors:
The locks are likely to have been built in Bulbourne, Hertfordshire, also on the Grand Union Canal.
•British Waterways cares for a 2,000-mile network of canals and navigable rivers across the country and works with a broad range of public, private and voluntary sector partners to improve the social, economic and environmental benefits of the inland waterways. For more information on British Waterways visit www.britishwaterways.co.uk
•Waterscape.com is a comprehensive, easy to use online guide to all Britain’s inland waterways. It promotes and provides information on all waterways in the UK, including rivers, canals, lakes and reservoirs, working in conjunction with British Waterways, The Broads Authority and the Environment Agency.