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I do hope someone sees this and replies. In 2011 my partner and I bought Pile Bridge Farm, Saxby. There are two stretches of canal crossing the land which maps highlighting the route seem to disregard. The canal has been filled in partly by the Saxby to Bourne railway line, now disused and another part by Lord Harborough's curve which was part of the original railway line from Oakham to Melton Mowbray. Now we thought that we would excavate out the canal that is enclosed by Lord Harborough's curve and the Saxby to Bourne line and make it a little more usable for birds etc. Fortunately or rather unfortunately, when footing the bill, the builder disturbed some sort of a drain and the water is seeping away. I know I can hear you all groaning, but there in the clay, is a brick construction, which to us non water way people looks like a lock, now I don't know if it will be of any interest to anyone to come and have a look at it before it goes under water again probably for the last time. Richard Fairhurst, on 30 Apr 2012 briefly touched on the history of the Battle of Saxby which happened on one of our fields, and Heartland posted on 26th June 2012 about the 2 arch aquaduct at Saxby. We have a 4 arch construction, which we believe is an aquaduct over the River Eye. I would love some more information if anyone is interested, please come back to me if you are. Thank you.