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Wilts and Berks was a narrow gauge canal 52 miles long with 42 locks
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Wilts and Berks was a narrow gauge canal 52 miles long with 42 locks
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Robert and William Whitworth were the engineers for the Wilts & Berks Canal
Image credit: Richard Draper/ Art UK.
Robert and William Whitworth were the engineers for the Wilts & Berks Canal
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Cargo on the Wilts & Berks was mainly coal and Bath stone from Somerset
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Cargo on the Wilts & Berks was mainly coal and Bath stone from Somerset
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Opened in 1810, Wilts and Berks Canal was then abandoned in 1914
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Opened in 1810, Wilts and Berks Canal was then abandoned in 1914
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The Canal linked Semington (Kennet & Avon Canal) to Abingdon (R Thames)
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The Canal linked Semington (Kennet & Avon Canal) to Abingdon (R Thames)
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Nearby was the junction with the North Wilts Canal to Cricklade
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Nearby was the junction with the North Wilts Canal to Cricklade
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Golden Lion Bridge (lift & footbridge) was adjacent to this spot
Golden Lion Bridge (lift & footbridge) was adjacent to this spot
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Canal Walk looking West
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Canal Walk looking West
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Canal Walk looking East
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Canal Walk looking East