Entry: 2nd February 2020 With brickwork of Lock 14 to full height, work has focused on the coping stones and the myriad of jobs around the periphery of the lock. There has been a delay in providing the anchor blocks; the quarry having encountered a poor seam, as mentioned in the previous post. These are […]
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Entry: 15th October 2019 There’s more to this lock restoration project than bricks and mortar – although it has to be said – these do play a significant part! We’ve been full on running events throughout the summer, culminating in our annual Discovery Day on the 13th October. With £95,000 in match funding to raise, […]
Entry: 6th July 2019 Lock chamber walls continue to grow 600mm at a time. They currently stand at 3m, with approx. 1.4m to go. The weather has been largely kind, but a week of incessant rain during June did require the most recent concrete pour to be rescheduled. Volunteers now have a view! Having built […]
Entry: 15th April 2019 A different approach, with experience gained from the rebuild of Lock 15, is being adopted for rebuilding of Lock 14. We’ve dispensed with firstly building the walls with concrete blocks – deciding to go straight in with the bricks. The lock walls are built up 600mm at a time, the concrete […]
Entry: 17th January 2019 Access road, bywash, dams installed and the lock pumped out, work could begin to clear the extensive amount of rubble and silt from the lock chamber. Stock fencing and gating along the temporary access road to the work site This lock was found to be in poorer condition than even that […]
Entry: 5th November 2018 With Lock 15 consigned to history, we’ve now taken root at Lock 14. Volunteers of the Waterway Recovery Group building the bywash Lock 14 GCS volunteers building storage bays for building materials The Waterway Recovery Group have held five, week long canal camps at Lock 14. Working alongside Grantham Canal Society […]
Entry: 1st July 2018 With the lock moorings completed, new top and bottom gates have now been fitted and we look forward to removing the stop planks, perhaps this week, returning the lock into water. The paddle gear has been fitted to the gates and ground paddle sluices. Work continues fitting lock furniture, i.e. hand […]
Entry: 11th March 2018 Stop planks have been fitted to the upper end of the lock, the temporary dam removed, and the canal is now in water up to the stop planks. Lock moorings are currently being built at the top end of the lock. Canal in water up to the stop planks, with […]
Entry: 29th January 2018W ith Lock 15 chamber complete and lock moorings installed at the bottom of the lock – it was time to install stop planks and remove the lower dam to allow the water back – a significant milestone! Volunteers, Ralph, John and Tony having fitted the lower stop planks – yes, that […]
Entry: 19th November 2017 It’s always a pleasure to welcome volunteers of the Waterway Recovery Group, who were with us for almost four weeks in August – we thank them for their support on this project 🙂 Canal and River Trust Heritage Trainees have also worked on the project, gaining valuable experience. Grantham Canal Society […]
