The canal was opened in 1801, and is still a navigable waterway, with locks halfway between the terminal basins at Crinan and Ardrishaig.

The location of the terminal basin at Pave Lane now lies beneath agricultural buildings which are part of Pave Lane Farm.

The terminal basin and the junction with the Wombridge Canal and the Shropshire Canal were close to the location of the modern Council Offices.

By 1832, several blast furnaces had also been built near to the terminal basin.

A barge lock connects the terminal basin (Bancroft Basin) with the River Avon.

Such basins may also be referred to as closed or terminal basin or as internal drainage systems.

At Grantham, an embankment carrying the A1 road blocks the line of the canal, and the terminal basin has been filled in.

There are no moorings in the terminal basin itself, but short-term mooring is available just to the south.

Peckham library has been built over the terminal basin.

From 1809 to 1836 the site of the station was the terminal basin of the Croydon Canal.