85 6. Buildings. No buildings known to have had direct connection w. canal remain in Swindon. There are various contemporary style (early 19th Cent) cottages & houses along the canal line in the town, but these are unlikely to remain for long. Wharf Houses at Wroughton & Hay Lane (the latter a v.g. example of the early 19th Cent). Lock cottage at Chaddington. 7. Remarks. (none).

86 Section V: North Wilts Canal (Branch of W.B.C). Latton Junction to Swindon Junction. Latton Junction, SU087953; Visited: 2.9.61; Access: from Street Fm, A [419]; Photograph Nos: - ; Observations: Junction visible as open triangular-spaced area; overgrown w. nettle, some tree; junc. br. filled; apparently crossed R. Churn on same level *(?): no remains of lock; line filled to lk. cott. abt. 200 yd. S. of Junc. No! 1880 O.S. shows probable single arch aqueduct crossing river, before Latton Basin).

87 2. Junction to W. Mill; Visited: - ; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: - ; Observations: Not explored but it is known that an aqueduct carried the line over the Thames at ST088947 approx.

88 3. West Mill Lane, Cricklade Visited: 2.9.61; Access: Malmesbury Road; Photograph Nos.: - ; Observations: Line quite plain beside lane, infilled in places, others with rushes &c; generally in shallow cutting; small cottages on opp. Side of lane, poss. period character with connection.

89 4. Cricklade Tunnel, N. End, ST095936; Visited: 2.9.61; 3.6.62; Access: Malmesbury Road; Photograph Nos: - ; Observations: entrance obliterated by M & SWJ Rly, & road bridge; distinct hillock in field S.W. of Rly Br., which may be (a) reason for Tunnel, or (b) spoil from construction. (3.6.62). The foregoing is wrong! Masonry capping of N. entrance visible inside fence of No. 1 Stones Lane but bed filled in. Tunnel cut down partly & filled when rly built. Was this poss. as C. not officially abandoned? B4040 Rly Br. directly over tunnel line.

90 5. Cricklade Tunnel, S. End, ST094935 Visited 2.9.61; 3.6.62; 16.8.64; Access: Chelworth Rd, Fiddle Fm; Photograph Nos: - ; Observations: Lies due E. of Fiddle Fm, occ. rd., crosses behind old parapet; fairly elaborate portal (now much over-grown in all directions) w. extending wing walls; partial collapse of parapet, which was brick w. stone capping; probably frontal wall was plaster faced; line app. 30’ below parapet at centre: line continues s. in very deep (> 25’) overgrown cutting, wch. is fenced off; becomes shallower in distance to (6). [Some water between 5 & 6]. (16.8.64) parapet & capping now v. ruinous.

91 Chelworth Wharf, ST094933; Visited: 2.9.61; 3.6.62; Access: Swindon Rd.; Photograph Nos. 421, 460; Observations: Wharf site well preserved; 3 cottages grouped around central wharf yard, w. other bldgs. 1 cottage (P) original, others modified, or later. Road entrance to wharf has pillars (cf. Wantage) with stone walls

92 7. Forty Bridge, ST095932; Visited: 2.9.61; Access: Swindon Road; Photograph Nos.: -; Observations: line discernable, but very confused & overgrown.

93 Dance Bridge, ST097924; Visited: 2.9.61; 17.8.63; 16.8.64; Access: Swindon Road; Photograph Nos.: - ; Observations: Skew type Br. probably, now filled & culverted, no road hump to any extent. [text and sketch-map crossed-out] See P.109. Extract (17.8.63) Line extended NE for some distance; immediately above Br., crosses small stream on single arch aqueduct, line here banked to about 10’, but filled in for several hundred yards to s. (16.8.64) at symbo is now paved concrete approach from road, with iron gate & notice about tipping rubbish, which is apparently proceeding systematically along line in Cricklade direction.

94 9. Occ. Crossing Ballikane Fm., SU099920; Visited: 2.9.61; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: 422; Observations: Old infill in both N & S directions from this point, but line can be easily inferred from double line of trees beside road.

95 10. Farfield Lane Crossing, SU100919; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: - Observations: Brick arch Br. rather dilapidated, arch nearly filled in, line N visible but diminished; line S wholly filled in w. rubbish (? Cricklade Council dump), part grassed over, about 150 yd infill in all.

96 11. Road crossing, SU101916; Visited: 2.9.61; 2.6.62; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: 461; Observation: Crossing infilled & flat, over small culvert. Abt 50 yd line visible to N, not overgrown, as shallow dry ditch adjacent to road verge to S as line of trees & hedge.

97 12. Road Crossing, SU102915; Visited: 2.9.61; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: - ; Observations: No br. remains; but slight ‘hump’ in road, with railway to S side. Line S from here is very clear, as dry wide grassy trench, in fairly deep banks; runs under road.

98 13. Occ. Crossing (Newth’s Lane) SU104909; Visited: 2.9.61; 2.6.62; Access: - ; Photograph Nos.: 423; Observations: Well-defined line, grassed almost to level of adjacent field.

99 14. Hayes Knoll Lock, SU105908; Visited: 2.6.62; Access: - ; Photograph Nos. 462; Observations: Some trees remain; slight rise in line, and adjacent road. Lock probably associated with occ. Br. to nearby farm; Br. now filled over, chamber imm. above, overgrown, but trace of lockwall seen from Br. site. Chamber remains contain water, deepish; and some water in line beg. N. Confused masonry lumps in C bed below Lock Br.