Lost Canals

[matty40s]

On 12/06/2020 at 08:27, buccaneer66 said:

Tamar Manure Navigation.

 

 

That's a shit excuse for a canal.?

[Ray T]

Braunston Branch Canal.

 

Griff Arm

 

The original line of the Oxford Canal which ran alongside the Coventry Canal from Hawkesbury Stop to Longford Bridge.

 

Edited June 17, 2020 by Ray T

[Chris Lowe]

Andover Canal

 

[Graham Davis]

Portmadog/Tremadog Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremadog

[Chris Lowe]

9 hours ago, Graham Davis said:

Portmadog/Tremadog Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremadog

Graham is this the one, connecting to the Gorseddau Tramway.

 

[Graham Davis]

Yes that's it.
You can still see a bit of it at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway station (opposite the "big railway" station)

[Ray T]

Carlisle Canal.

http://www.canalroutes.net/Carlisle-Canal.html

 

Carlisle Canal Route

"The canal left town heading north west following a similar line to the Roman wall. Its course is easily spotted as it used the same bed as the later railway - the railway's course can be walked along. On the way to Port Carlisle there are still a number of original canal bridges but they all had their height altered to accommodate steam trains. Also on the route is a warehouse and a lock cottage.

At Port Carlisle, the railway left the canal as the waterway entered its final two locks. The second of these was the sea lock which has long since been filled in though its coping could still be seen in 1971.

Also in 1971 the timber jetty built for the packet boat service could still be seen on the Solway Firth to the left of the sea lock. Nearby is/was an isolated wharf which was built around 1839.

A wooden railway viaduct used to reach out to the wharf. Solway House used to be theSolway Hotel and the Steam Packet Inn used to be a little further along the sea-front in what is now the last building in a row of houses."

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

Stover and Hackney Canals

 

The Stover canal interchanged with the Hay Tor granite tramway.

 

 

The Stover canal trust have done a superb job on graving dock lock and Ventiford basin.

 

Graving dock lock

 

 

Ventiford Basin

 

 

Uncovered tramway tracks