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Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union Canal starts in London and ends in Birmingham. It is 137 miles long with 166 locks. The canal has branches to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton

Here you can browse images of the Grand Union taken from the collections of the National Waterways Archive.