Opening day of the Foxton Inclined Plane Boat lift. June 10th 1900. www.Fipt.org.uk
Bottom Lock Foxton. With the Inclined Plane in the background. C1900. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Gilberts Wharf, Welford Wharf Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
IWA Festival Market Harborough 1950. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
The Boat Lift under construction c 1900. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
A winter’s day at Foxton Locks c 1900. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
The Congregational Church on a Sunday outing c1905. Foxcm archive www.fipt.org.uk
Looking south at the top dock of the Foxton Boat Lift C1905. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Large Woolwich narrow boat in the passing pond at Foxton Locks. C2005 Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Top Lock Cottage, Foxton Locks. The Cryer family at the door. C1909 Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Boatwoman in her cabin c1950. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Fellowes Morton and Clayton steamer Phoenix No 54. The First and last commercial boat through the Foxton Lift in 1900. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
5am Foxton Junction, September 2005. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Navvies working on the top arm of the Boat Lift c1898. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Foxton Top Lock Cottage after renovation, c2005 Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Narrowboats Marsworth and Langley enter the top dock of the Boat Lift on opening day June 10th 1900. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Belgrave Wharf Leicester 1956, Steel being loaded for London and then on to Spain. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
North Lane Lock Leicester. Note the traditional costume of the women. Foxton Inclined Plane Trust www.Fipt.org.uk copyright
Steam Driven ‘Mortar Mill’ at work by the canal. Probably the kind of equipment used in the building of the Foxton Incline c1898.
Newton Harcourt Lock House. L to R Back row; Jack, Ann, Harold, Joseph Faulkner. Front row; Ted, Mrs Faulkner Senior, Emily and Frank. OUCS Archive www.fipt.org.uk
The Lock House at Newton Harcourt. OUCS 149902 www.fipt.org.uk
Barrow run, rebuilding Watford Locks 1901 (Watford Northamptonshire) FIPT Archive www.fipt.org.uk
Canal Company Seal, Leicestershire & Northamptonshire Union Canal. OUCS Archive www.fipt.org.uk
Pumping water up from the LNU to feed the main line Grand Junction during the 1934 drought. foxcm 15678 www.fipt.org.uk
Pleasure boating at the bottom of Foxton, note the chickens on the towpath. foxcm 15662 www.fipt.org.uk
Tunnel Brush Boat soot is piled up at the back after use. When the steam tugs were in use in the early 1990s soot built up in the tunnels, this boat was built to remove it. One of the brushes in in the Foxton Collection. foxcm 15631 www.fipt.org.uk
Construction the tanks, Lift construction nears completion, riveters from Gwynne’s of Hammersmith rivet the ‘Mecano’ set together. foxcm 15731 www.fipt.org.uk
Lift maintenance. C1904 the tank is getting a new axle. foxcm 1878 www.fipt.org.uk
Top dock of the lift during operation. foxcm-14879.tif www.fipt.org.uk
Pair of Samuel Barlow coal boats 1950. Foxcm 14925 www.fipt.org.uk
Control panel for the top dock. Each leaver operates the hydraulic rams and gates to dock the tank; they interlock to prevent incorrect operation. foxcm 15457 www.fipt.org.uk
Top Dock guillotine during construction Foxcm 1458 www.fipt.org.uk
Early days of construction 300 men worked on the construction of the Inclined Plane. Foxcm 15460 www.fipt.org.uk
The Builders pose for the photographer c1899. foxcm 15467 www.fipt.org.uk
Bank repairs c1930, with Grand Union Boat. Foxcm 15547 www.fipt.org.uk
A temporary ‘stank’ is placed across the canal for maintenance on the Grand Junction canal. foxcm 15439 www.fipt.org.uk
Map of the ‘Old Union Canals, By Bob Martin. OUCS 15372 www.fipt.org.uk
Plans for the river soar flood relief, building the Leicester straight. oucs 15379 www.fipt.org.uk
Demolition, the lift was cur up for scrap in 1927/8 foxcm 15225 www.fipt.org.uk
1934, drought, pumping water up the locks to feed the main GJC. foxcm15037 www.fipt.org.uk
Scraping the Lift c1928 foxcm 1535 www.fipt.org.uk
