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IWA Branch
Middlesex
Navigation Authority
British Waterways, 24 Canute House, Durham Wharf Drive, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8HP. T: 020 7985 7780, F: 020 8847 1780
enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk
www.britishwaterways.co.uk
The canal runs for 5 miles (8.04km) from Cowley Peachey Junction, where it joins the Grand Union Canal Main Line, to Slough Basin with no locks.
Boaters’ Services
Hire Boat Companies
Boatyards
High Line Yachting Ltd Repairs,
pump out, diesel, gas,
overnight mooring, long term mooring, slipway, chandlery
The Boat Yard, Mansion Lane, IVER, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9RG
Tel: 01753 653151 / 651496
sales@high-line.co.uk www.high-line.co.uk
Packet Boat Marina
Pump out, overnight mooring
Packet Boat Lane,
Cowley, UXBRIDGE, UB8 2JJ
Tel: 01895 449851
Visitor Attractions
Historical Information
This was the last canal to be built in Britain except for the Manchester Ship Canal. The canal was started to be built in early 1880. It was completed an opened on 4th December 1882. The canal was used to transport the bricks from the various Slough brickworks. The canal was also used for the establishment of various sand, brick and gravel wharfs along the line. The existing brickworks expanded their production and transported bricks to many parts of London. Traffic on the canal grew rapidly and reached a peak in 1905 when over 192,000 tons were carried in that year. The Brick and Gravel trade continued throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s and also through the War Years but, by then, the clay and gravel deposits were becoming worked out. Traffic of waste from London to infill the redundant pits continued for a while as did the delivery of timber to Slough Wharf. The last recorded commercial cargo was delivered in March 1960.
Further Information
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Local government links
Hillingdon BC
Slough BC
