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Heritage week free tours of Foxton locks & the site of the incline plane

Sat 12 Sept · 11:00

Foxton Canal Museum

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Ever wanted to know about Britain's longest staircase of Locks and the Thomas Boat Lift at Foxton Locks? In 1900 a replacement boat lift was opened in the middle of Foxton Locks, engineered by Gordon Cale Thomas; this was the only transverse incline plane in Britain and cut the travel time from nearly an hour on the locks to 12 mins. Find out about the history of the site and the development from a farmer's field to a hive of industrial transportation. The tour starts at Foxton Canal Museum and will take about 40 mins. Every hour from 11 am.

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Heritage week free tours of Foxton locks & the site of the incline plane takes place on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:00.

Heritage week free tours of Foxton locks & the site of the incline plane is held at Foxton Canal Museum in Leicester (Gumley Road, Foxton, LE16 7RA).

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Heritage week free tours of Foxton locks & the site of the incline plane

📅 Saturday, 12 September 2026🕖 11:00📍 Foxton Canal Museum💰 Free Entry

About This Event

Ever wanted to know about Britain's longest staircase of Locks and the Thomas Boat Lift at Foxton Locks?

In 1900 a replacement boat lift was opened in the middle of Foxton Locks, engineered by Gordon Cale Thomas; this was the only transverse incline plane in Britain and cut the travel time from nearly an hour on the locks to 12 mins. Find out about the history of the site and the development from a farmer's field to a hive of industrial transportation. The tour starts at Foxton Canal Museum and will take about 40 mins. Every hour from 11 am.