Under Soar Lane Bridge, Leicester. 1985

Bridge No.3. Grid Ref: SK 5801 0486 [SO-001-600]. The site of Soar Lane Old Wharf is on the right; now housing.

Hitchcock’s Weir looking south. 27th May 1972

Grid Ref: SK 5792 0501 [SO-001-750]. Behind the towpath was a timber yard, then a Stone Mason's Works and on the extreme left, Soar Lane Bridge. The MR West Bridge Branch Railway bridge, now demolished, can be seen across the old course of the River Soar on the right.

Leicester Wharf, River Soar. April 1962

Location not specified.

Limekiln Lock, Leicester, River Soar. August 1966

Picture taken from near the eastern end of the Gas Works. Seymour-Roseblade boats moored above the lock. Grid Ref: SK 5899 0565 [SO-003-040]

Belgrave Lock and Swans Nest Weir looking South. 27th May 1972

Lock 44. Grid Ref: SK 5907 0662 [SO-004-130]

Belgrave Lock, Leicester.

Grid Ref: SK 5907 0662 [SO-004-130]. The Canal Company's committee boat “Swift” in lock. Bridge 11 taking the towpath across the river can be seen in the distance, It has since been replaced by a more substantial footbridge slightly downstream.

Barges TESS and SOAR (maybe) at Thurmaston, River Soar, October 1972

Exact Location not known

Barges out of use at Thurmaston, River Soar. September 1996

Exact Location not known

Looking south along the artificial cut from the junction with the River Wreak. 27th July 1974

Grid Ref: SK 6092 1220 [SO-011-530]

Wreake End Bridge over river Wreake near Cossington. 27th July 1974

Towpath bridge (No.20A) from the west with the artificial cut on the right. Grid Ref: SK 6092 1220 [SO-011-530]. The bridge has since been replaced with a more substantial structure.

Junction Lock, near Cossington. 27th July 1974

From the west. Grid Ref: SK 6034 1250 [SO-012-200]

Cossington Lock, Saturday 27 July 1974

Lock 48, looking south from Cossington Bridge. Grid Ref: SK 5948 1289 [SO-013-340]

Mountsorrel Lock with crane boat

Lock 50. Sileby Road over the bridge (No.24) in the background from Mountsorrel to the left to the new A6 dual carriageway and then Sileby to right. The lock house at Mountsorrel was demolished about 1967 but the taller house behind it in 45822 survives. On the towing path side not shown in the pictures was the Duke of York pub that became the Waterside Inn in about the mid/late 60s. Grid Ref: SK 5819 1524 [SO-017-120]

Mountsorrel Lock

Lock 50. Sileby Road over the bridge (No.24) in the background from Mountsorrel to the left to the new A6 dual carriageway and then Sileby to right. The lock house at Mountsorrel was demolished about 1967 but the taller house behind it in 45822 survives. On the towing path side not shown in the pictures was the Duke of York pub that became the Waterside Inn in about the mid/late 60s. Grid Ref: SK 5819 1524 [SO-017-120]

Crane boat approaching Mountsorrel Lock

Most likely from downstream viewed off Bridge 25, former Mountsorrel Mineral Railway bridge . Grid Ref: SK 5797 1538 [SO-017-380]

Barrow Deep Lock. 27th May 1972

Lock 51. Grid Ref: SK 5731 1723 [SO-020-510]

Cressy as a steamer, southbound at Loughborough for Northampton. 1930

Location not specified but possibly near Woodsthorpe Bridge. Cressy was later owned by LTC Rolt. (From Steam on Canals Sub-Collection)

Junction with arm to Loughborough Canal Basin. 1985

The line to Leicester is to the left and that to the basin straight ahead. All the buildings along the basin arm have since been replaced with blocks of flats. Grid Ref: SK 5320 2016 [SO-026-520]

Loughborough Basin

Grid Ref: SK 5337 1995 [SO-026-520/A260]

Loughborough Canal Basin. 1985

Grid Ref: SK 5337 1995 [SO-026-520/A260]. The end and right hand side of the wharf are now occupied by flats.

Kegworth New Lock. 13th June 1996

Lock 56 looking south. Grid Ref: SK 4918 2680 [SO-036-180]