REBUILDING LOCK 15
Bottom of Half Mile Pond Lock (Lock 15)
Work commenced in August 2015 and building work was completed in July 2018
In November 2014 a small group from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) visited the sites of
Locks 12 to 15 to assess the application that had been made by The Canal and River Trust to
rebuild the locks using voluntary labour. Following their visit it was announced that they had
awarded £830,800 to rebuild Locks 14 and 15 and so commenced the Grantham Canal
Waterway Heritage Initiative (GCHI). This sum was was then to be match funded by the Canal
& River Trust and The Grantham Canal Society. The project was to take place over a 5 year
period and, with the skills then obtained, volunteers would be able to proceed onto rebuilding
locks 12 & 13.
Before work commenced
WRG expose the problem
Removing the side walls
Walls removed
First blockwork laid
First concrete pour - of many
Pointing skills learnt
Completed chamber
Lower approach walls rebuilt
Removing lower dam
Landscaping
Fitting upper gates
Fitting lower gates
The first fill
Official opening 13th September 2019
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