> Progress to the south was by a separate undertaking, the
> Grand Union Canal Company (GUCCo), which opened its waterway
> from Foxton to Norton junction in 1814. This was a narrow
> waterway I suppose to tie in with main line from London to Birmingham.
A different GUCCo!. The London - Birmingham route was built by three different companies and comprised the wide Grand Junction Canal from London to Braunston, the narrow Warwick & Napton and Warwick & Birmingham Canals, along with a short section of the Oxford Canal.
The original Foxton - Norton GUC could have provided a wide link between the wide canals either side, but was presumably built as a narrow canal in order to keep construction costs down, perhaps also recognising the development of the wider narrow canal network across most of the Midlands.
David Mack
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