Leominster canal

[SteveCourty]

I’ve been asked to do a video with a fellow YouTuber on the Leominster canal, one I know bits about but not masses. Does anyone know much about the canal and what still exists? I’ve never visited the canal so I’m going in blind a little! 
 

I’m particularly interested in the aqueduct and the tunnels, is any of it still accessible? 

[Chris Lowe]

Steve

 

You need to talk to David Slater, I'll pm you.

Richard Dean is another, he wrote a two part article for Narrowboat.

[max's son]

Have you looked at this site

 

Leominster Canal - Home Page

Walk this Saturday to the eastern portal of Putnal Tunnel

[SteveCourty]

It’s not happening, they’ve cancelled it and not put out a notice. I think they are doing it today after I asked about it

[Chris Lowe]

A bit more for you Steve

 

Researching the Leominster canal 1-Preview.pdf

 

 

Researching the Leominster canal 1-Preview.pdfresearching-leominster-canal-2-surveys.pdflostlines.pdfCanalMap.pdf

 

[Heartland]

David Slater is an authority on the Leominster

 

There are various images in the RCHS collection on this waterway although like many things sites are disappearing

[Richard Fairhurst]

Both aqueducts (or rather, all 1.5 aqueducts…) are accessible, but the Teme aqueduct was of course half blown up in WW2 and the Rea aqueduct is slowly collapsing. Putnall Fields Tunnel still exists but is on private land. Several very obvious earthworks along the route - you can find them with an OS map and satellite imagery, though they’re not necessarily the most videogenic!

[Chris Lowe]

The Lugg aqueduct near Kingsland was built along with a section of cut, a bridge & locks but no trace these days except maybe rubble in the Lugg.

[max's son]

Just saw this on X

 

 

[SteveCourty]

4 minutes ago, max's son said:

Just saw this on X

 

 

Yep that was me and Paul, What an epic day we had!

 

I'll post some pictures in a minute but if you see a big fat blue blob on any of his posts, that's me lol. You can see me on his Teme pictures just on the ledge below the aqueduct

I can't add the pictures as they are too big

 

 

I have to say, what a canal! We walked through miles of brambles, spent ages looking for certain things but everything we found was just epic!

[SteveCourty]

My first video on the canal 

 

 

Paul’s video

 

 

[Tim Lewis]

Excellent videos

[SteveCourty]

10 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said:

Excellent videos

Thanks Tim 

[SteveCourty]

A video each from both Paul and I will be going up Sunday at 17:00. This time on the tunnels!

[SteveCourty]

How did the Second World War destroy the Leominster canal? Find out below!

 

 

 

[Chris Lowe]

It did similar on the Wey & Arun