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The Grand Union Canal - Southern
Section

This attractively filmed and carefully researched video programme takes you on a
present day journey along the 93 miles of what was "The Grand
Junction Canal". The journey starts at Braunston in Northhamptonshire and
takes you right through to Brentford, west of London, on the Thames.
The Grand Junction Canal was arguably
the most important of all our waterways, linking London to the coalfields
and industries of the East Midlands.
Although never very far away from urban centres - many of which grew to
importance because of the canal - this
delightful wide beam waterway takes us through pleasant rolling countryside and
through the pretty towns and villages of the Shires. Even after it penetrates
the M25 ring, it remains essentially rural in character for most of its length
and the wide and deep waters make for excellent cruising.
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