A more direct route between London and the national canal network; the Grand Junction Canal opened in 1805.

A much more direct route between London and the Midlands, the Grand Junction Canal, was completed in 1805.

There is little recorded about Yiewsley until the late 18th century, when the Grand Junction Canal was cut.

The Grand Junction Canal experimented with side ponds from the early 1800s.

The Grand Junction Canal opened in 1794, linking Uxbridge with Birmingham.

The Grand Junction Canal again refused to construct the branch, and the idea of a railway was dropped.

A clause under their acts allowed the Grand Junction Canal to supply drinking water.

It was built as an arm of the Grand Junction Canal, in two separate phases, opening in 1800 and 1801.

However, there was still no link to the Grand Junction Canal.

The obvious thing to do now was to connect the Leicester navigations to the Grand Junction Canal.