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Lock 52 -lock 53 Grand Union closure at 15:30
A navigation closure on the Grand Union Canal, 16 January 2026 to 20 January 2026 — 4 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Grand Union Canal
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 16 January 2026
- Status
- Reopened 20 January 2026
- Days shut
- 4
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Vandalism
- 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 locks will now remain open
Where
- Grand Union Canal: Lock 52, Gas 2 Lock to Lock 53
Updates · 3
4 days with no update after the last one.
16 January 2026 · 0 days since the previous
We have been advised the locks will be re-opened at 09:00 and this pattern of closure will continue until the team has assessed the locks can remail fully open.
16 January 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Please be aware both lock 52 and 53 will be closed at 15:30 each evening until further notice
16 January 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Due to tampering with water levels we have had to make the decision to close the lock at 15:30 today . Please keep an eye on this notice for further updates.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 52 -lock 53 Grand Union closure at 15:30”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019bc606-ae49-7d90-92bf-851ca3ae669c.
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