Short detached navigations

[matty40s]

[Cheese]

There might be a few bits still in water on the Andover, or the Salisbury and Southampton.  If so they are perhaps okay for a coracle, but probably not anything bigger.

[Chris Lowe]

1 hour ago, matty40s said:

I don't think that is very deep as it's no longer connected and certainly beyond the second gatehouse it's silted and part filled in.

[Sierrakilo]

Leven Canal ,  East Riding Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

Patrick have you had a boat in at Paulton yet?

 

Cong Canal

Strabane Canal

Ballycuirke Canal

Eglinton Canal

 

[Heartland]

Although not navigable, the Ffrwdd Canal has a bit in water and it was always a detached part of the Ellesmere Canal.

 

Then when the Shropshire Tub boats are investigated, their working canal sections were detached from the others

 

There is also detached canals in Staffordshire, which was Sir Nigel Gresley's and the Newcastle Junction Junction Canal which were separate from the canal network

 

The Charnwood Forest Canal, or the Forest Line of the Leicester Canal Navigations was a canal section between two tramways

 

And then there was Benjamin Yardley's canal, but Patrick you will need to look at the RCHS Waterways History Group observations on that. 

Edited September 2, 2020 by Heartland

[sirweste]

Wendover

[Chris Lowe]

There is always whats left of the Leominster canal.

[Heartland]

There are bits on the BCN on the part above Sneyd Locks and there used to be the Danks Branch, which now seem to have been lost by the action of that Great Developer in the Sky.

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

Chillington Hall Canal

 

[Heartland]

In Gas Street Birmingham there is a short length of restored basin, in the 1990's, that is.

 

In a way it fits the criteria as a detached canal. It is also perhaps unique in that it was built for the Dudley Canal Company acting under the guise as the Netherton Coal Company. and was maintained by the Dudley Canal Company, It served the gas works and also carriers houses when it was at its full length. This basin extended from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal under Gas Street and Berkeley Street and as far as Granville Street.

 

 

[matty40s]

The Dickens Heath extension...?

 

[magpie patrick]

On 04/09/2020 at 16:11, buccaneer66 said:

Chillington Hall Canal

 

Oooo

 

Where be that?

[matty40s]

6 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

Oooo

 

Where be that?

..at Chillington Hall.?

 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by matty40s

[magpie patrick]

You mean as well as having a posh bridge over the shroppie it's got its own canal? 

[Chris Lowe]

That be here.

 

 

Sort of midway between Wolverhampton and Telford.

[Capt Ahab]

On 04/09/2020 at 15:31, Heartland said:

There are bits on the BCN on the part above Sneyd Locks and there used to be the Danks Branch, which now seem to have been lost by the action of that Great Developer in the Sky.

 

 

Thats the first image I have seen of the Danks Branch

Not sure if you have it, but dont forget the Aylsham Navigation in Norfolk (a great canoe trip)

 

[matty40s]

52 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

You mean as well as having a posh bridge over the shroppie it's got its own canal? 

My sister lives in Codsall, shes got lots of lovely and interesting places nearby without having to go near Wolverhampton.

[Chris Lowe]

4 minutes ago, matty40s said:

My sister lives in Codsall, shes got lots of lovely and interesting places nearby without having to go near Wolverhampton.

Exactly where the Cillington Hall canal is located

[Jen-in-Wellies]

This is an odd one. Is it detatched, or is it not? Greasborough Canal in Rotherham. A water connection to the Sheff & S Yorkshire, but an air draft of around 6" maximum to get under with the original movable bridges being replaced by fixed versions. Unlikely to ever be connected again as one of the bridges takes a main railway and tram line.

Pic taken this morning while heading through.

Jen

[magnetman]

The Long Water canal at Hampton Court might fit in here. Not really a canal as such and only 3800ft long but it is a long thin straight man made waterway

 

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/home-park-and-the-long-water/#gs.g1dn18

[magpie patrick]

12 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

This is an odd one. Is it detatched, or is it not? Greasborough Canal in Rotherham. A water connection to the Sheff & S Yorkshire, but an air draft of around 6" maximum to get under with the original movable bridges being replaced by fixed versions. Unlikely to ever be connected again as one of the bridges takes a main railway and tram line.

Pic taken this morning while heading through.

Jen

That I do like  must go and see sometime....

Just now, magnetman said:

The Long Water canal at Hampton Court might fit in here. Not really a canal as such and only 3800ft long but it is a long thin straight man made waterway

 

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/home-park-and-the-long-water/#gs.g1dn18

3800 feet is longer than some of the other contenders, at least as regards length of clear water!

[magnetman]

I don't know if you would be able to put the coracle in it though or whether HM guards would have you shot at dawn. Or on sight. Or site. 

[magpie patrick]

On 31/08/2020 at 19:50, buccaneer66 said:

Patrick have you had a boat in at Paulton yet?

 

One of the adjacent land owners has had pedalo's on it - we're currently trying to fix leaks and create a single piece of water - to do the latter we have to do the former otherwise the basins dry out. After heavy rain the canal is brim full all the way to Withymills stop. but when the rain stops.... 

[SteveCourty]

On 31/08/2020 at 13:25, Just Heaven said:

At least some part of the Wilts & Berks is in water, but I don't know if it's navigable.

 

Steve

 

In swindon There’s a section with a trust boat on that does day trips (non COVID)

 

chippenham is the longest section but again only trust work boats on it, it’s very shallow at the moment due to the dry weather and a potential leak. I was in it on Sunday in waders clearing weeds and I never went deeper than waste height