Entry: 21st August 2017 When work is straightforward, it’s easy to make an impression – to look back at the end of the day/week, and see real progress. This was the case with rebuilding the lock chamber walls. Pouring concrete, laying new bricks and blocks of uniform size makes for rapid progress. Rapid? We’re just […]
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Entry: 13th December 2016 Awaiting the last brick to be laid in rebuilding Lock 15 chamber walls – hope it fits… Good reason for jubilation – the final brick was laid yesterday on Lock 15 chamber walls! Our volunteers have been working every day, Mon – Fri, for just over a year. For around half […]
Entry: 23rd November 2016 We were pleased to welcome the Waterway Recovery Group on site at Lock 15 for almost the whole of July. Along with our own volunteers, much was achieved. offside chamber wall full height Nearing the end of November, we have the offside chamber wall rebuilt to full height. The nearside (towpath […]
Entry: 28th June 2016 training available! After eight gruelling months of demolition we have now turned the corner and can see the rebirth of a lock which has suffered from over eighty years of neglect. Lock 15, Woolsthorpe Middle lock, has posed many challenges for the GCS volunteers to overcome including some of the wettest […]
Entry: 15th January 2016 Consider for a moment the general feeling of excitement when, in 1793, the announcement had been made that the Grantham Canal was to be built. Possibly the first thoughts of designer, William Jessop were, “well that’s another one under my belt!”; for during that year nineteen other canals had been given […]
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Follow our progress as we continue to restore the Woolsthorpe Flight Locks 12 – 15 Click here for the story so far: The Blog If you’d like to help us in this iconic project – carry on reading… Volunteering opportunities Grantham Canal Heritage Initiative (GCHI) Some volunteer roles have changed since the video was produced […]
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