After the failure of the first proposal, the Act for the Grantham Canal was passed in 1793. The most important trade was in coal; other goods included lime, timber, groceries and agricultural products. The Canal was taken over by a railway company in 1854. It was abandoned in 1936 and is now in a very derelict state. Some stretches are completely dry and those containing water are often reed infested. The towing path exists along the length of the canal. Only one lock of the original 18 survives (in working order). All but two of the original road bridges have been flattened and the canal culverted under them. (1)
Grid ref for W end, in West Bridgford.

<1> Patrick A, 1975, Canals in Nottinghamshire (Monograph). SNT50.