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Dist:0.3km north<br/>This is near the junction with Breakspear Road
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.7km east<br/>
©Pip Rolls
Dist:1.0km west<br/>In 1899 the Great Western Railway (GWR) planned to build a loop railway around Uxbridge, extending their existing branch line off the main railway line from West Drayton around the west side of the town to join up with another of their main lines at Denham. The importance of the line to the GWR can be judged by the fact that the railway was built from Denham southwards with two junctions (Denham East and Denham West) enabling train movement to and from the proposed loop line onto the main line at Denham in both directions. The loop line was built as far south as Uxbridge High Street station, which opened in 1907. However in the meantime the Metropolitan Railway had already built their line directly into Uxbridge from London, opening it in 1904, and in view of the increased competition the GWR were forced to abandon their proposed loop. The stub end of the branch line from Denham into Uxbridge High Street station was always financially unsuccessful and passenger numbers rapidly dwindled. The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 was the trigger that signalled the end of the line for passenger trains, although a freight service lingered on until 1964. Here the Uxbridge High Street branch line from Denham spanned Fray's River on this double arch bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:1.0km south<br/>The River Pinn is a tributary of the River Colne and is viewed here looking downstream from the Swakeleys Drive road bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:1.0km west<br/>I wonder if this has been retained as an item of heritage.
©Jack Hill
Dist:1.0km west<br/>This is the first time I have seen a place with its survey data provided. It is alongside the river at the weirs.
©Jack Hill
Dist:1.0km east<br/>This is the nearest I could get to house
©pearl gardner
Dist:1.0km west<br/>One of the lakes beside the Grand Union Canal
©Ray Stanton
Dist:1.0km east<br/>
©pearl gardner
Dist:1.1km west<br/>The water lilies are promising a good display in a month or so's time in this view taken looking upstream towards Denham Lock.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:1.2km north<br/>Going West from London, this is the first area with planted fields.
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.2km west<br/>It's a steep climb to get over this bridge.
©Ray Stanton
Dist:1.2km east<br/>This church opened in 1936
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.2km west<br/>One effect of having power lines so close to the canal is that fishing is prohibited, in case line flicks up and touches the cables.
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.3km west<br/>Viewing looking downstream from the lock gives an indication of the drop in water level through the deep lock at Denham.
©Nigel Cox

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