Heartland Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 No the Bradley Canal can be fully restored fom the Walsall Canal to the Rotten Brunt Shortening along that to the old main line and right up to Tup Street where this bridge needs to be raised. There is a tight spot between the houses near the Bradley Hall Branch junction though. As to Hednesford Basin, I have not been up there for some years, I presume the BCN cottages have gone. Ray Shill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) A couple of photos of an obscure local canal. CLICKY CLICKY CLICKY Links to a couple of pictures and a map of a local obscure canal. It ran from Boiling Wells Quarry at Greylees to Castle Causeway, Sleaford, about 2 miles away. It predates and was never connected to the Sleaford Navigation, although the latter's act of parliament intended it to do so, as it was never completed through the town. The owners of this remote section of navigable river Slea took the Sleaford Navigation's Company of Proprietors to court to try to force them to complete their line as proposed, but lost the case. The towpath is extant and is a public right of way along virtually the entire route. The proposed, but never built, Grantham & Sleaford Junction Canal of 1831 would have used this line as well as the unbuilt Sleaford town centre section. Interestingly, had it been built the Grantham & Sleaford Junction Canal would have had an even longer tunnel than Standedge Edited November 14, 2012 by Hairy-Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keble Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm sure you're familiar with the Cambridge Arm of the G&S: My link I had wondered! That's Clive's house (son of Ben of knotting fame AFAIK) at the junction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionbargee Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 The Grand Surrey Commercial canal. At Surrey docks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmallett Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I would like to offer the Ffrwd branch of the Ellesmere Canal. I've only ever seen a few references to it in canal literature, and there's little to be seen on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyloe Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I'll offer the Monklands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MonklandCanalGartsherrieHornockAndSummerleeBranch.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Kensington Canal - near Chelsea My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pink Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Looks like an interesting site but whoever decided yellow type on black makes for readability spoilt it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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