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Navigation House

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Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Navigation House
Phone:
+44 1529 305904

Hours:
Sunday12pm - 4pm
Monday11am - 4:30pm
Tuesday11am - 4:30pm
Wednesday11am - 4:30pm
Thursday11am - 4:30pm
Friday11am - 4:30pm
Saturday12pm - 4pm


The Sleaford Navigation was a 12.5 mile canalisation of the River Slea in Lincolnshire, England, which opened in 1794. It ran from a junction with the River Witham, near Chapel Hill to the town of Sleaford through seven locks, most of which were adjacent to mills. Lack of finance meant that it stopped short of its intended terminus, but it gradually grew to be successful financially. The coming of the railways in 1857 led to a rapid decline, and it was officially abandoned by an act of Parliament in 1878, but remained open for a further three years. The lower part of it remained navigable until the 1940s, when it was blocked by a sluice. Interest in restoring the canal began in 1972, and navigation was restored to the first 8 miles with the re-opening of Lower Kyme lock in 1986. The Sleaford Navigation Trust has been working towards restoring the whole waterway, and succeeded in purchasing the Sleaford end of the river bed in 2004. A short section at Sleaford was opened in 2010, following the installation of a lift bridge. Nearby, Navigation House, which served as the clerk's office, has been restored as a visitor centre about the canal, and the adjacent seed warehouse has been turned into The National Centre for Craft & Design.
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