Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
Associated British Ports, 150 Holborn, London EC1N 2LR : Telephone 020 7430 1177 : Fax 020 7430 1384 : Email pr@abports.co.uk :
Control the Port of Hull and the River Humber.
Waterway: River Humber.
PO Box 1, Port House, Northern Gateway, Hull HU9 5PQ : Telephone 01482 327 171 : Fax 01482 326 283 :
Waterway: Basingstoke Canal.
Canal Centre, Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey GU16 6DD
: Telephone 01252 370073 : Fax 01252 371758 :
Website http://www.basingstoke-canal.co.uk/
Russets, Shillingford St George, Exeter EX2 9UP : Telephone 01392 832957 :
Willow Grange, Church Road, Watford, WD17 4QA : Telephone 01923 226422 Customer Services: 01923 201120 : Fax 01923 226081 Customer Services: 01923 201304 : Email enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk :
Website http://www.british-waterways.org/
Waterways: Hertford Union Canal (Grand Union), Grand Union Main Line (Covers the waterway south of Bridge 175 at Rickmansworth.), Grand Union Paddington Branch, Grand Union Regents Canal, Grand Union Slough Branch, River Lee - Bow Creek, River Lee, Old River Lee and River Stort.
The Toll House, Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, London, W2 6ND : Telephone 020 7286 6101 : Fax 020 7286 7306 :
Enfield Lock, South Ordnance Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 6JG : Telephone 01992 788375 : Fax 01992 788226 :
Marine Office, West India Dock Pierhead, 420 Manchester Road, London, E14 9ST : Telephone 020 7515 1046 : Fax 020 7538 5537 :
Middle Warehouse, Castle Quay, Manchester, M15 4NJ : Telephone 0161 838 5580 : Fax 0161 838 5590 :
Waterways: Chesterfield Canal, Fossdyke Canal, Grantham Canal, Grand Union Erewash Canal, Grand Union Leicester Section (Covering the River Soar Navigation and the canal north of Kings Lock (Aylestone).), Grand Union Market Harborough Branch, River Trent and River Witham Navigation.
The Kiln, Mather Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1FB : Telephone 01636 704481 : Fax 01636 705584 :
Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds LS9 8PB : Telephone 0113 281 6800 :
Waterways: Ashton Canal, Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Covers the waterway west of bridge 158 (Greenberfield).), Lancaster Canal, Leeds & Liverpool - Leigh Branch, Leeds & Liverpool - Rufford Branch, Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Whalley Bridge Branch and Rochdale Canal.
Trafalgar House, Temple Court, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6GD : Telephone 01925 847700 : Fax 01925 847710 :
Waterways: Lancaster Canal - Glasson Dock Branch and Ribble Link.
Main Road, Galgate, Lancaster LA2 0LQ : Telephone 01524 751888 : Fax 01524 751133 :
Website http://www.lancaster-canal.co.uk/
Unit 7M, Atlantic Pavillion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4EE : Telephone 0151 709 6558 : Fax 0151 709 6559 :
Waterways: Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal, Hall Green Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal, Leek Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Shropshire Union Dee Branch, Shropshire Union - Llangollen Canal, Shropshire Union - Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal, Shropshire Union Main Line (Covers the waterway north of bridge 74 (Audlem).), Shropshire Union Prees Branch, Swansea Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal (Covers the waterway north of Bridge 104 (Trentham).), River Weaver and River Weaver - Old Navigation Line.
Navigation Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BH : Telephone 01606 723800 : Fax 01606 871471 :
Waterway: Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal.
The Wharf, Govilon, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 9NY : Telephone 01873 830328 : Fax 01873 831788 :
Pottery Road, Wigan WN3 5AA : Telephone 01942 825186 : Fax 01942 821434 :
Waterways: Aire and Calder Navigation and River Aire, Aire & Calder Dewsbury Old Cut Section, Aire & Calder Main Line, Aire & Calder Navigation - Selby Section, Aire & Calder Navigation : Wakefield Section, River Aire, Calder and Hebble Navigation, Huddersfield Broad Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Covers the waterway east of bridge 158 (Greenberfield).), Leeds & Liverpool - Springs Branch, River Ouse (Yorkshire), Pocklington Canal, Ripon Canal, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal, River Tees and River Ure.
Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds LS9 8PB : Telephone 0113 281 6800 : Fax 0113 281 6886 :
Dobson Locks, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD10 0PY : Telephone 01274 611303 : Fax 01274 621683 :
Lock Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10 2LH : Telephone 01977 554351 : Fax 01977 516329 :
Doncaster Wharf, Greyfrairs Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 1QN : Telephone 01302 340610 : Fax 01302 321761 :
5 Bramley's Barn, The Menagerie, Skipworth Road, Escrick, York YO19 6ET : Telephone 01904 728229 : Fax 01904 728860 :
Tunnel End, Waters Road, Marsden, Huddersfield HD7 6QA : Telephone 01484 844298 : Fax 01484 841968 :
Tees Barrage, Navigation Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6QA : Telephone 01642 633273 : Fax 01642 681484 :
Canal Lane, Hatton, Warwickshire CV35 7JL : Telephone 01926 626100 : Fax 01926 626101 :
Waterways: Ashby de la Zouch Canal, Anglesey Branch, Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Cannock Extension Canal (BCN), Dudley Canal Line No 1, Dudley Canal Line No 2, Digbeth Branch Canal, Daw End Branch Canal (BCN), Gower Branch Canal (BCN), BCN Main Line, Birmingham Canal Navigations, Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, Old Main Line (BCN), Rushall Canal (BCN), Soho Branch Loop Line, Spon Lane Locks Branch (BCN), Titford Canal (BCN), Tame Valley Canal, Walsall Branch Canal, Wednesbury Old Canal (BCN), Wyrley and Essington Canal (BCN), Walsall Canal, Wednesbury Oak Loop Line, Coventry Canal (Detached Portion), Coventry Canal, Grand Union Main Line (Covers the waterway from Bridge 85 at Solihull to Napton Junction.), Oxford Canal (Covers the waterway north of bridge 9 (Ansty).), Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch, Stratford upon Avon Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal (Covers the waterway between Derwent Mouth Lock and Colwich Lock.) and Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
Peel's Wharf, Lichfield Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3QZ : Telephone 01827 252000 : Fax 01827 288071 :
Brome Hall Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands B94 5RB : Telephone 01564 784634 : Fax 01564 784640 :
Fradley Junction, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE13 7DN : Telephone 01283 790236 : Fax 01283 791411 :
British Waterways Morrison, The Priory, Old London Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield B75 7SH : Telephone 0121 323 1700 : Fax 0121 323 1725 :
Waterways: Grand Union Aylesbury Branch, Grand Union Leicester Section (Covers the waterway south of Kings Lock (Aylestone).), Grand Union Main Line (Covers the waterway from Napton Junction to Bridge 175 at Rickmansworth.), Grand Union Northampton Branch, Grand Union Rickmansworth Branch, Grand Union Wendover Branch, Grand Union Welford Branch and Oxford Canal (Covers the waterway south of bridge 9 (Ansty).).
Brindley Suite, Willow Grange, Church Road, Watford WD17 4QA : Telephone 01923 226422 : Fax 01923 226081 :
The Stop House, Braunston, Daventry, Northants NN11 7JQ : Telephone 01788 890666 : Fax 01788 890222 :
Marsworth Junction, Watery Lane, Marsworth, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 4LZ : Telephone 01442 825938 : Fax 01442 890648 :
1st Floor, Parkway House, 14 Haddenham Business Park, Thame Road, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire HP17 8LJ : Telephone 01844 296600 : Fax 01844 296645 :
Waterways: River Avon (Bristol), Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal, Kennet and Avon Canal and River Severn.
Alexandra Warehouse, West Quay, The Dock, Gloucester GL2 2LG : Telephone 01452 318000 : Fax 01452 318076 :
The Locks, Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1HB : Telephone 01380 722859 : Fax 01380 729076 :
Waterways: Grand Union Main Line (Covers the waterway from Birmingham to Bridge 85 at Solihull.), Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Stourbridge Extension Canal, Stourbridge Canal - The Fens on Pensnett Chase Branch, Stourbridge Canal - Stourbridge Branch, Stourbridge Canal, Shropshire Union Main Line (Covers the waterway south of bridge 74 (Audlem).) and Trent and Mersey Canal (Covers the waterway between bridge 104 (Trentham) and Colwich Lock.).
Albert House, Quay Place, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham B1 2RA : Telephone 0121 200 7400 : Fax 0121 200 7401 :
Norbury Junction, Stafford ST20 0PN : Telephone 01785 284253 : Fax 01785 284692 :
Canal House, Applecross Street, Glasgow, G4 9SP : Telephone 0141 332 6936 : Fax 0141 331 1688 :
Website http://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/
Waterway: Crinan Canal.
Canal Office, Pier Square, Ardrishaig, Argyll PA30 8DZ : Telephone 01546 603210 : Fax 01546 603941 :
Waterway: Caledonian Canal.
Canal Office, Seaport Marina, Muirtown Wharf, Inverness, IV3 5LS : Telephone 01463 233140 : Fax 01463 710942 :
Waterways: Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, Forth & Clyde Canal and Monkland Canal.
Rosebank House, Mainstreet, Camelon, Falkirk FK1 4DS : Telephone 01324 671217 : Fax 01324 671225 :
Waterway: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation.
Paper Mill Lock, Little Baddow, Chelmsford CM3 4BF
: Telephone 01245 222025 : Email enquiries@cbn.co.uk :
Website http://www.cbn.co.uk/
Waterways: Burwell Lode, River Cam and Reach Lode.
River Cam Conservancy
Conservators House, Clayhithe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB5 9JB
: Telephone 01223 860484 :
Website http://www.camconservators.org.uk/
Waterway: River Dee (Covers the river from above Chester Weir up to Almere Ferry.).
Grosvenor Park Lodge, Chester, CH1 1QQ : Telephone 01244 325681 : Email d.gorrell@chestercc.gov.uk :
Website http://www.chestercc.gov.uk/
Waterway: River Colne.
PO Box 884, Town Hall, Colchester CO1 1FR : Telephone 01206 837316 : Fax 01206 282288 :
Waterway: River Crouch.
The Quay, Burnham On Crouch, Essex CM0 8AS : Telephone 01621 783602 :
Waterway: Grand Western Canal.
County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QD : Telephone 01392 382000 : Fax 01392 382830 : Email info@devon.gov.uk :
Waterways: Driffield Navigation and River Hull (Covers only from Struncheon Hill Lock to Aike, from there to the Hull City Boundary is a free navigation.).
53 Main Street, Cherry Burton, Beverley HU17 7RF : Telephone 01964 550320 :
Waterway: Droitwich Canal.
6 Heathfield, Thringstone, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 8LU : Telephone 01530 458 257 :
Rivers House, Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol BS12 4UD
: Telephone 01454 624376 : Fax 01454 624033 :
Website http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Waterways: River Ancholme, River Glen, River Great Ouse, Counter Wash Drain (Great Ouse), Lakenheath Lode (Great Ouse), Old Bedford River, Old West River (Great Ouse), Great Ouse Relief Channel, River Wissey, River Lark (Great Ouse), Little Ouse or Brandon River, River Nene, River Nene Stanground Branch, River Stour (Suffolk), Swaffham Lode, Wicken Lode, River Welland, East Fen Catchwater Drain, Maud Foster Drain, Stonebridge Drain and West Fen Catchwater Drain.
Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough PE2 5ZR : Telephone 01733 371811 : Fax 01733 231840 :
Waterway: River Idle.
Corringham Road, Gainsborough DN21 : Telephone 01427 612205 : Fax 01427 810072 :
Rivers House, 21 Park Square South, Leeds LS1 2QG : Telephone 0113 244 0191 : Fax 0113 246 1889 :
Waterway: River Derwent.
Coverdale House, Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4GZ : Telephone 01904 692296 : Fax 01904 693748 :
Waterways: River Don and River Don (Upper Section).
Olympia House, Gelderd Lane, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6DD : Telephone 0113 244 0191 : Fax 0113 231 2116 :
Waterway: River Dee (Covers the river from Chester Weir down to Point of Air.).
Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road, Warrington WA4 1HG : Telephone 01925 653999 : Fax 01925 415961 :
Waterways: River Adur (Covers the river north of Old Shoreham Bridge.), River Arun (Covering the river above Arundel Bridge.), River Brede, River Medway (Covering the non-tidal river.), River Ouse (Sussex), Royal Military Canal and River Rother (Eastern).
Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1LD : Telephone 01903 832000 : Fax 01903 821832 :
Waterways: River Isle and Westport Canal, River Parrett (Covering the river above Bridgwater.) and River Yeo.
Manley House, Kestral Way, Exeter EX2 7LQ : Telephone 01392 444000 : Fax 01392 444238 :
Waterways: Duke's Cut and River Thames (Covering the non-tidal river above Teddington.).
Kings Meadow House, Kings Meadow Road, Reading, RG1 8DQ : Telephone 0118 953 5000 : Fax 0118 950 0388 :
Website http://www.visitthames.co.uk/
Waterway: River Wye.
Rivers House, St Mellons Business Park, Cardiff CF3 OLT : Telephone 02920 770088 : Fax 02920 798555 :
Waterway: Exeter Ship Canal.
River & Canal Office, Haven Road, Exeter EX2 8DU
:
Website http://www.exeter.gov.uk/
Navigation through the lock is by appointment only and incurs a £60 charge.
Waterway: River Foss.
The Guildhall, York YO1 9QN : Telephone 01904 613161 : Fax 01904 551665 : Email highways@york.gov.uk :
Part of the Hampshire County Council, the navigation authority of the River Hamble.
Waterway: River Hamble.
River Hamble Harbour Office, Shore Road, Warsash SO31 9FR : Telephone 1489 576387 : Fax 1489 580718 : Email harbour.office@hants.gov.uk :
Website http://www.hants.gov.uk/hambleharbour/
Waterway: River Hull (Covers only from the Humber to the northern Hull City Boundary, from there to Aike is a free navigation.).
Guildhall, Hull. HU1 2AA : Telephone 01482 300300 : Email info@hullcc.gov.uk :
Waterway: Lower Avon Navigation.
Mill Wharf, Mill Lane, Wyre Piddle, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2JF : Telephone 01386 552517 :
Waterway: River Arun (Covering the river below Arundel Bridge.).
Pier Rd, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LR
: Telephone 01903 721215 : Fax 01903 739472 : Email harbour@littlehampton.org.uk :
Website http://www.littlehampton.org.uk/
Waterway: Louth Navigation.
74 Westgate Place, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 9YD : Telephone 01389 753311 :
Waterway: River Medway (Covering the tidal river.).
Sheerness Docks, Sheerness, Kent ME12 1RS : Telephone 01795 596596 : Fax 01795 660072 : Email navigation@medwayports.com :
Waterway: River Mersey (Covers the lower Mersey from Garston to Liverpool.).
Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside L21 1LA : Telephone 0151 949 6000 :
Waterways: Middle Level Navigation, Middle Level - Black Ham Drain, Middle Level - Bevill's Leam, Middle Level Drain, Middle Level - Forty Foot River, Middle Level - King's Dyke, Middle Level - New Dyke, Middle Level - Old River Nene, Middle Level - Popham's Eau, Middle Level - Ramsey High Lode, Middle Level - Sixteen Foot River, Middle Level - Twenty Foot River, Middle Level - Well Creek and Middle Level - Whittlesey Dyke.
Dartford Road, March, Cambridgeshire PE15 8AF : Telephone 01354 653232 :
Waterways: Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester Ship Canal - River Irwell Upper Reach and Manchester Ship Canal - Walton Lock Branch.
Queen Elizabeth II Dock, Eastham, Wirral CH62 0BB : Telephone 0151 327 1461 : Fax 0151 327 6278 :
Waterways: Hulme Lock Branch (Bridgewater Canal), Preston Brook Branch (Bridgewater Canal), Stretford and Leigh Branch (Bridgewater Canal) and Bridgewater Canal.
Manchester Ship Canal Company, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL. : Telephone 0161 872 2411 :
Waterway: Market Weighton Canal.
Clerk to the Board, Burnby Hall, Pocklington, York YO4 2QF : Telephone 01759 302115 :
Waterways: River Ant, River Bure, River Chet, Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, Candle Dyke to Hickling Broad, Haddiscoe (or New) Cut - Norfolk & Suffolk Broads, Hardley Dyke (River Yare), Langley Dyke (River Yare), Martham Broad to West Somerton, Meadow Dyke to Waxham Bridge, Oulton Broad and Dyke, Rockland Dyke and Rockland Broad, Stalham Dyke (River Ant), Trowse Mills Branch (River Yare), Thorpe Village Loop (River Yare), River Thurne, River Waveney and River Yare.
18 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ
: Telephone 01603 610734 :
Website http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/
The full title is "Company of Proprietors of the Neath Canal Navigation".
Waterway: Neath Canal.
The Green, Neath, Wales SA11 1RY : Telephone 01639 635282 :
Waterway: River Wey.
Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4RR : Telephone 01483 561389 :
Waterways: River Roding (Covering the section from the Thames up to Four Gates Bridge, Barking.) and River Thames (Covering the tidal river below Teddington.).
Baker's Hall, 7 Harp Lane, London EC3R 6LB
:
Website http://www.portoflondon.co.uk
holds a 225 year lease of the entire water areas of the Royal Docks, including locks, bridges, impounding equipment and some limited land areas. Owned and funded by the owners of the surrounding land. The Authority issues short and long term licences.
Waterway: River Thames (Navigation authority for the Royal Docks only.).
Pierhead, King George V Lock, Woolwich Manor Way, London E16 2NJ : Telephone 020 7511 5086 : Fax 020 7511 0312 : Email info@rodma.co.uk :
Website http://www.rodma.co.uk/
Waterways: River Brue and River Parrett (Covering the river below Bridgwater.).
Bridgwater House, King Square Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3AR : Telephone 01278 435435 :
Waterway: Kyme Eau - Sleaford Canal.
Brink Burn House, Church Street, Scothern, Lincolnshire :
Waterway: River Adur (Covers the river below Old Shoreham Bridge.).
Harbour Office, Southwick BN42 4ED : Telephone 1273 598100 : Fax 1273 592492 :
Website http://www.portshoreham.co.uk/
Their full title is "Company of Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation".
Waterway: Stroudwater Canal.
4-7 Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BJ : Telephone 01453 762781 :
Website http://www.stroudwater.co.uk/
The full title is "Company of Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation"
2 Marina Court, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0AL : Telephone 01803 752541 :
Waterway: River Stour (Kent) (Covers only the the river from the sea to Poulder's Sluice (less than a mile) there is no navigation authority for the rest of the river.).
Clerk's Office, 1 Potter Street, Sandwich, Kent CT14 9DR : Telephone 01304 612162 :
Waterway: River Tyne.
Maritime House, Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. NE34 9PT : Telephone 0191 455 2671 : Fax 0191 455 4687 : Email mike.nicholson@portoftyne.co.uk :
Website http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/
Waterway: Upper Avon.
Mill Wharf, Mill Lane, Wyre Piddle, Pershore Worcs., WR10 2JF : Telephone 01386 552517 :
Waterway: River Wear.
Quayside House
Wylam Wharf, Low Street, Sunderand SR1 2BU : Telephone 191 553 2100 : Fax 191 553 2120 : Email info@portofsunderland.org.uk :
Website http://www.portofsunderland.org.uk/
Waterways: Bell Water Drain, Cowbridge Drain, Castle Dyke, Witham Navigable Drains, Frith Bank Drain, Hobhole Drain, Howbridge Drain, Junction Drain, Lush's Drain, Medlam Drain, New Bolingbroke Drain, Newham Drain and West Fen Drain.
47 Norfolk Street, Boston, Lincs PE21 6PP : Telephone 01205 310099 : Fax 01205 311282 : Email drainage@w4idb.co.uk :
Waterway: Chichester Canal.
County Hall, West St, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RF : Telephone 01243 777100 :
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
