Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
Description:
Runs 4½ miles, from Chichester Basin to Chichester Harbour.History:
Promoted by Act of 1817 and at one time formed part of the route from Portsmouth to London, via the Arun Junction Canal and the River Wey.Points of Interest:
Now under the control of West Sussex County Council.Navigation Authority:
: West Sussex County Council, County Hall, West St, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RF: Telephone 01243 777100 :Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from 
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Chichester Canal: Table of distances |
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Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Chichester Basin |
End of navigation |
0.0 |
0 |
D |
SU858041 |
997 |
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Hunston Junction |
Junction with the closed Portsmouth and Arundel Canal |
1.4 |
0 |
D |
SU864022 |
997 |
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Donnington Bridge |
1.4 |
0 |
U |
SU853019 |
997 |
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Birdham Lock (derelict) |
2.5 |
0 |
U |
SU837010 |
997 |
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Salterns Lock |
Entrance to the canal |
3.3 |
1 |
D |
SU826011 |
997 |
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Low Water Channel Chichester Harbour |
3.8 |
1 |
N |
SU820011 |
997 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
A plan to build a canal from Cottingham to Hull, about four miles away. No canal was authorised or built.History:
A meeting to launch the project was held on 22 December 1802.
Description:
A proposal for a canal from Abingdon through Whitney, Burford, Upper Swell, Batsford and Shipston-on-Stour to Stratford-upon-Avon, with a branch to quarries at lower Guiting.History:
Surveyed in 1810 but opposed by the Grand Junction Canal and the Warwick & Napton companies and did not reach the parliamentary Bill stage.
Description:
Runs 2¾ miles, from Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire, to the junction with the river Severn at Wainlode.History:
Promoted under Acts of 1792, opened in 1796 and closed under an Act of 1876.Points of Interest:
Currently being restored by the Coombe Hill Canal Trust.Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
A proposed barge canal from The Chester Canal at Nantwich to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Burton on Trent.History:
Promoted in 1795 and 1796 but not authorised or built.
Description:
A private canal of 1¼ miles from a water wheel at Broad Moor, fed with water by the canal, to Cinderford.History:
Completed by 1795.Related Books
The Canals of South Wales and the Border by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 2nd Edition 272 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967
Description:
A navigation from Thirsk to the River Swale.History:
An Act authorising making the beck navigable by building four locks and other works was passed in 1767. Work continued until about 1770 but only one lock was completed before lack of funds halted the project.
Description:
A 14 mile 5 furlong canal that ran from the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill to Cromford with a branch to Pixton.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1789, opened in 1794. Butterley Tunnel was closed due to subsidence in 1900. The tunnel was 3,063 yards long but with the addition of a road extension it is now closer to 3,100 yards. The whole of the rest of the canal, except for half a mile, was abandoned in 1944 and the final stretch to Langley Mill in 1962.Related Books
The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 3rd impression ISBN 0-7153-4871-X :294 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1981 (including part of London) Order now from Nottingham's Lost Canal by Bernard W Chell , ISBN 1 874754 44 6 :120 pages, Published by Happy Walking (John Merrill) 1995 Informative history and route description of the Cromford Canal. Order now from A Walker's Guide to the Cromford Canal by Mike Harrison & Val Roberts , ISBN 0 9544482 0 0 :36 pages, Published by The Friends of the Cromford Canal 2003 Illustrated with photographs and a map. Order now from The Seven Canals of Derbyshire by Edward Garner , ISBN 1 84306 072 8 :160 pages, Published by Landmark Publishing 2004 Covers the Cromford, Derby, Erewash and Nutbrook canals and the sections of the Chesterfield, Peak Forest and Trent & Mersey Canals that come within the county. Order now from .
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Description:
This 9 mile canal with 15 locks cuts across the Mull of Kintyre and runs from Ardrishaig to Crinan, a distance of about 132 miles by sea.History:
Authorised by an act of 1793 and opened in 1801 but not completely finished until 1809Navigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, Main Office: British Waterways Scotland, Waterway unit: Crinan Canal, Canal Office, Pier Square, Ardrishaig, Argyll PA30 8DZ: Telephone 01546 603210 : Fax 01546 603941 :Related Books
The Canals of Scotland by Jean Lindsay , Edition: 1st edition ISBN 7153 4240 1 :238 pages, Published by David & Charles 1968 Order now from The Crinan Canal by A D Cameron , Published by Published by the author 1978
The Crinan Canal - Puffers & Paddle Steamers by Guthrie Hutton , ISBN 1 872074 37 5 :Published by Richard Stenlake 1994 Historic photographs of the canal. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 8 by Not known , ISBN 0007136714 :88 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Scotland, the Highland and Lowland Waterways. Covers Caledonian Canal, Crinan Canal, Forth and Clyde Canal, River Clyde (Bowling to Dumbarton), Monkland Canal, Union Canal, River Leven and Loch Lomond. Order now from Crinan Canal: The Shipping Short Cut by Guthrie Hutton , ISBN 1 84033 257 3 :48 pages, Published by Stenlake 2003 A pictorial history of the canal. Order now from .
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 88 foot, beam 20 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
Description:
Ran 9¼ miles from Croydon, down 28 locks, to join the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1801, opened in 1809 and closed in 1836, although part of it now forms a boating lake in Croydon.Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from .
Description:
Was a two mile tub boat canal with no locks.History:
Built by Anthony Bacon to connect his iron works to the coal pits and opened in the late 1770s. Abandoned about 1836 No traces remain.Related Books
The Canals of South Wales and the Border by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 2nd Edition 272 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967
Description:
Two and three-quarter navigable miles of the Kentish rivers Darenth and Cray. Tidal below Dartford Lock.History:
Promoted by Act of 1840, completed in 1844.Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from .
Description:
Runs from Swinton Junction to Barnsley Junction. Now disused.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1793 and completed in 1804.Related Books
The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 :252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973 Order now from The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 :254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Order now from The Forgotten Canals of Yorkshire by Roger Glister , ISBN 1 903425 38 7 :144 pages, Published by Wharncliffe Books 2004 Wakefield to Swinton via Barnsley: the Barnsley and Dearne & Dove Canals. Order now from .
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Dearne and Dove Canal: Table of distances |
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Navigable (N) |
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Swinton Bottom Lock No 1 |
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal Junction |
0.0 |
1 |
U |
SK464988 |
111 |
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Swinton Top Lock No 4 |
.5 |
4 |
U |
SK462994 |
111 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Ran three-quarters of a mile from the Severn, 3 miles below Stourport, to Andrew Yarraton's Blast furnace at Astley. It probably had 2 flash locks.History:
Was made navigable after 1653 and was probably only used for a short time.Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
A tidal cut of about 1 mile 1 furlong running from Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, to the Cromarty Firth.History:
Started in 1815 and disused by 1890Related Books
The Canals of Scotland by Jean Lindsay , Edition: 1st edition ISBN 7153 4240 1 :238 pages, Published by David & Charles 1968 Order now from .
Description:
Ran 14½ miles, and 8 broad locks, to Sadiacre from the Trent at Swarkestone.History:
Authorised by an Act of May 1793 and fully open in 1796, abandoned in 1964.Related Books
The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 3rd impression ISBN 0-7153-4871-X :294 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1981 (including part of London) Order now from Waterways to Derby by Celia M Swainson , ISBN 0 907758 48 7 :64 pages, Published by Scarthin Books 1993 Illustrated and well researched history of the Derby Canal. Order now from The Seven Canals of Derbyshire by Edward Garner , ISBN 1 84306 072 8 :160 pages, Published by Landmark Publishing 2004 Covers the Cromford, Derby, Erewash and Nutbrook canals and the sections of the Chesterfield, Peak Forest and Trent & Mersey Canals that come within the county. Order now from .
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The Derby Canal 59 minutes approx., Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions This video traces the origins of the Derby Canal and examines its route and features in detail before looking at the present-day restoration of the waterway which will bring boats back to the Canal. Modern-day footage is combined with a wealth of archive photographs to illustrate the rich waterway history of the city of Derby. Available on tape.
Navigation to Derby Released in : 2001 1 hour 10 minutes approx., Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions Tracing the history of the waterways around Derby. An in depth look at restoration prospects coupled with a visit to the waterways of the past, lots of archive photos bring the lost navigations to life, we also visit the modem canal industry now based in the city. Available on tape.
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Description:
The original idea was for a canal from the Tyne near Gateshead to the navigable part of the River Wear leading to Sunderland with a further canal to Durham.History:
The long standing suggestion for such a waterway was taken up in 1796, as canal mania swept the country, and was still under active consideration in 1825.
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
