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Lock 79 Common moor lock
A navigation closure on the Grand Union Canal, 17 November 2025 to 18 November 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Grand Union Canal
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 17 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 18 November 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Wear and tear
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
the team have now completed repair on the lock gate and the lock is now open
Where
- Grand Union Canal: Lock 79, Common Moor Lock to Lock 79, Common Moor Lock
Updates · 1
1 days with no update after the last one.
17 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous
The top gate has incurred damage and come loose from its bearing. Our team are working to fix this as soon as possible.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 79 Common moor lock”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a9275-2abc-7fcf-be58-db7d0918d794.
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