Editing Grantham Canal (section)

{{Short description|Canal once running between Grantham and Nottingham}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox Canal
|name = Grantham Canal
|image = Grantham Canal not in water.JPG
|image_caption = A dry lock on the canal near Cropwell Bishop
|former_names =
|original_owner = Grantham Canal Co
|engineer = William Jessop
|other_engineer = James Green, William King
|date_act = 1793
|date_use =
|date_completed = 1797
|date_closed = 1936
|date_restored =
|len_ft = 75
|len_in = 0
|original_boat_length_ft =
|original_boat_length_in =
|len_note =
|beam_ft = 14
|beam_in = 0
|original_beam_ft =
|original_beam_in =
|beam_note =
|start_point = Grantham
|original_start =
|start_note =
|end_point = West Bridgford
|original_end =
|end_note =
|branch =
|branch_of =
|connects_to = [[River Trent]]
|locks = 18
|original_num_locks =
|lock_note =
|elev_ft =
|elev_note =
|status = Parts restored
|navigation_authority = [[Canal and River Trust]]
}}
{{Grantham Canal map}}
The '''Grantham Canal''' ran 33 miles (53&nbsp;km) from [[Grantham]] through 18 [[canal lock|locks]] to West Bridgford, where it joined the [[River Trent]]. It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797 and its profitability steadily increased until 1841. It was then sold to a railway company, declined, and was finally closed in 1936. It was used as a water supply for agriculture, and so most of it remained in water after closure, although bridges were lowered. Since the 1970s, the Grantham Canal Society have been working to restore parts of it. Two stretches are now navigable to small vessels. A new route will be required where the canal joins the Trent, as road building has severed the original one.