Foxton Locks#Foxton Inclined Plane

The inclined elevator Foxton was a boat lift in the Grand Union Canal in the English county of Leicestershire, about 5 km from the town of Market Harborough, named after the nearby village of Foxton.

Until 1897, the Grand Junction Canal Company had acquired various channels in England and was keen to meet the demand of transport companies, being able to use larger boats, instead of the traditional Narrowboats. Since, however, the floodgates could record only the Narrowboats, the solution was to build an inclined elevator next to the locks. Originally the company wanted to replace the locks completely, rather than to leave them as an alternative. Construction began in 1898 and was completed by 10 July 1900.

The inclined elevator was designed by Gordon Cale Thomas on the principle of wet promote and consisted of two interconnected troughs that could each accommodate two narrowboats or a bark. The drive was carried out by a 19 kW steam engine.

There was a plan to build a similar inclined elevator at the Watford Locks at the southern end of the channel. However, this was never carried out (probably because of the small amount of traffic in the first two years of the elevator ) and were the Watford Locks never extended so that the economic benefits of the inclined elevator of Foxton could not be fully realized. The need to keep the nacelle continuously under steam - in anticipation of traffic - also proved to be a strain on the finances. So was shut down its obvious effectiveness, in 1911, to save money, despite the sloping elevator. After this time, he was only used occasionally when the floodgates were waiting for.

In 1926, the dismantling of the plant began in 1928 and the remains were sold for scrap price of only £ 250. In the same year the chimney of the engine house was demolished and the stones were sold for various channel repairs.

52.5 - 0.98166666666667Koordinaten: 52 ° 30 '0 "N, 0 ° 58' 54 " W

  • Boat lift in the UK
  • Inclined elevator
  • Building in Leicestershire
  • Abgegangenes building in England
  • Destroyed in the 1920s
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