Brays Family Memorial Plaque – The Stop House, Braunston loop from Drayton Fields Industrial Estate
Brays Family Memorial Plaque – The Stop House, Braunston loop from Drayton Fields Industrial Estate
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Brays Family Memorial Plaque – The Stop House, Braunston loop from Drayton Fields Industrial Estate
01:56
7.40km
60m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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3.03 km
Braunston Marina Western Entrance
Highlight • Bridge
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3.03 km
Brays Family Memorial Plaque
Highlight • Other
THE BRAYS
ONE OF THE THREE BRAUNSTON BOAT MEN FAMILIES
WHO WORKED THE CANALS TO THE END.
FINALLY THEY CARRIED COAL ON THE JAM OLE RUN
FROM THE MIDLANDS TO LONDON UNTIL THE TRADE CEASED IN OCTOBER 1970 AND WITH IT THE BOAT MEN'S WAY OF LIFE.
HERE THE BRAYS THEN TIED UP AND LIVED THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIVES AFLOAT IN THE OLD WAY.
ARTHUR BRAY (CAPTAIN) 1905 1998
ROSE BRAY/ KENDALL /(BORN WARD) 1898 1971
ERNIE KENDALL 1927 1996
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3.06 km
Gongoozler's Rest Narrowboat Café
Highlight • Cafe
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3.06 km
The Stop House, Braunston
Highlight • Monument
It is part of Braunston.
The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Turn is Braunston Road Bridge No 91; 1¼ furlongs away.
The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) is Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat; a few yards away.
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3.36 km
Braunston Road Bridge No. 91 (Grand Union Canal)
Highlight • Bridge
It is part of Braunston.
The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Turn is Braunston Visitor Moorings (48 hour moorings (April-September) / 14 day moorings (October-March)); ¾ furlongs away.
The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) is Braunston Stop (Waterways Office (South East Waterways) - Canal & River Trust); 1¼ furlongs away.
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3.71 km
Whitlock Family Plaque at Braunston Marina
Highlight • Monument
In 1940 Rose and an all female crew of mother, sister,
and niece Laura aged eleven, set the record for Samuel Barlow Coal Co. by loading coal twice in one week at Coventry, after unloading the first in London.
When the trade ceased in 1970 the Whitlocks tied up here
and lived the next six years on Butty Lucy afloat in the old way, until Rose's arthritis forced them to move onto the bank.
Rose Whitlock (born Ward) 1917 1999
Bill Whitlock 1915 2001
Laura Carter 1929 20
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3.87 km
Butcher's Bridge, Grand Union Canal
Highlight • River
It is the centre of Braunston.
The nearest place in the direction of Welton Junction (proposed) is Braunston Marina (eastern entrance) (Entrance into Eastern end of Braunston Marina Moorings); ¾ furlongs away.
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7.40 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.48 km
2.25 km
393 m
169 m
100 m
Surfaces
4.85 km
996 m
958 m
402 m
181 m
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Highest point (150 m)
Lowest point (100 m)
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Sunday 30 August
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12°C
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Comments
Very grateful for the frozen terrain - the towpath is going to be mush by the time the weather lifts!
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