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section of the canal was completed on Monday 1 October 1798; the first load of coal carried on the canal was delivered to Bath via
Dunkerton. Some 14 collieries at Timsbury and Paulton were connected to their respective basins in the meadow terminus by tramways; this required the construction of three tramway bridges over the Cam brook. A further bridge at Upper Radford was required over the canal; at this point tramways connected the Withy Mills and Radford workings. The course of the Cam brook was modified at various places to protect the canal from erosion. In 1799 William Whitmore and his partner, Norton, offered to build a balance (or geometrical) lift without payment, on condition that if successful they were to have £17,300 and a royalty of 4 pence per ton of goods passed.
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three locks and an inclined plane trackway, but the trackway was not successful either, and the company proposed to raise more money to finance the building of a flight of 19 locks to replace it, the use of which would incur an additional toll of one shilling per ton on all traffic. This was vigorously opposed by the owners of the
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travelling through the series of locks (22 of them each 6 ft (1.8 m) deep) with a 25-ton load of coal caused 85 tons of water to be discharged into the brook below the locks. As a result, the canal was designed with all 22 locks in one flight near Combe Hay and a pumping engine to
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Excavations began in May 2014 at
Terminus Bridge; the abutments were found to be in poor condition; an earth bund between the abutments carried the public footpath and stopped the water draining from the Paulton and Timsbury Basins. A new earth bund was installed about 25 m (27 yd) west of
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Work started in 2013 to reveal and excavate the drydock next to the eastern
Paulton Basin. This drydock appears to be the largest drydock anywhere on the canal system in England, being about 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and 83 feet (25 m) long, large enough for three full-length narrowboats to be
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The route of the canal lies in a largely agricultural area, dotted with small villages linked by minor roads. Several stretches of the
Paulton and Timsbury basins branch are easily visible, and various stretches and features were surveyed in 2014. Full restoration of the entire length from Paulton
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was built in 1831. Boats were floated into a one-ended lock, the gate closed and the water drained. This left the boat resting on a cradle suspended by angled rods attached to a beam which took the weight of the boat. One-pound weights were then added to a pan, with one pound being equivalent to one
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of goods through the lock in 12 hrs". Tenders were invited on 28 June for further constructions. Two more attempts to use the lock took place on 11 April and 2 May, but only the latter was successful. By 22 August 1799 the second rebuilding of the caisson had been abandoned. It was replaced by
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Goosehard (or Gooseyard) near Paulton to Hopyard in the parish of Camerton. In June 1795 a contractor, Houghton & Son from Shropshire, started the terminus at Paulton meadows using local labour. This first
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through which the canal was cut. Smith became
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During excavations a drainage culvert was discovered about 20 m (22 yd) west of
Terminus bridge. Work resumed in September and November 2014 to batter and reshape the canal embankments. Excess topsoil was removed and the towpath reinstated on the stretch to the east from Terminus bridge
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September 2014, restoration work began on the canal section from Paulton to Radford, with the aim of restoring the entire canal to navigation in the future. The largest canal drydock in England has been revealed at Paulton; culverts and bridges nearby are being reinstated or rebuilt; and about
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At Upper
Midford the canal is blocked entirely at the accommodation bridge by the 40-foot (12 m) high embankment of the railway that crosses it. Most of the canal features along the entire route are on private land but the towpath survives in places as a right of way, while the later railway
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When the Radstock branch was constructed, it was intended to link it to the main line of the Paulton branch at Midford, which was at a lower level at this point. The Lock Fund created in 1802 was to have paid for the construction of the locks, but because there was little regular traffic on the
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The canal has been studied for many years with exploration and restoration work being undertaken in Wellow and elsewhere. Particular effort, so far unsuccessful, has been put into trying to find the site of the second and third caisson locks at Combe Hay. In October 2006 a grant of £20,000 was
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On the northern side of Timsbury basin was the terminus for the tramroads which served Old Grove, Prior's, Tyning and Hayeswood pits, with a branch line to Amesbury and Mearns pits. Parts of this line were still in use in 1873, probably all carrying horse-drawn wagons of coal. Tramroads on the
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Fractions of a Mile to pay for Half a Mile, and of a Ton as a Quarter of a Ton; Rates for Wharfage to be determined by the Company. In addition to the above Rates, One Shilling per Ton is paid on all Goods to the Lock Fund, which also receives Three Farthings per Ton from the Coal Canal
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for about 200 m (220 yd). On the same stretch a retaining wall was discovered in the south embankment continuing for about 100 m (110 yd), possibly built as a repair to a weak section of canal banking. Vertical infills of white clay have been used along this wall.
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14 Jun 1798 Travel: Somerset coal canal – caisson cisterns to be formed at Combe Hay & nr. Midford. Sealed proposals reqd. on embanking & excavation with the masonry; or each separately – send to sub-committee, Waldegrave Arms, Radstock 20 Jul Plans & specs. on
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The drainage culvert at the southeast corner of the drydock was rebuilt in December 2013, and the drydock itself completely excavated in April 2014. The entrance to the drydock, at the western end, was surmounted by a bridge, partially demolished in 2002 but rebuilt during 2014.
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southern side of the Paulton basin served Brittens, Littleborrok, Paulton Ham, Paulton Hill, Simons Hill terminating at Salisbury Colliery. In addition the Paulton Foundry used this line. The entire line was disused by 1871 as were the collieries it served.
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An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal, with certain Railways, and Stone roads, from several Collieries, in the county of Somerset, to communicate with the intended Kennet and Avon Canal, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of
499:. c. 86), entitled "An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal, with certain Railways and Stone Roads, from several Collieries in the county of Somerset, to communicate with the intended Kennet and Avon Canal, in the parish of
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757:(112 pounds or 51 kilograms), until the system was in equilibrium, then the weight was recorded. The weigh house at Midford was one of only four known to have been built in England and Wales.
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was not a success: on 15 February 1798 the first descent failed. Mr Weldon (the inventor) made one successful descent on 7 June and said "I will undertake to pass 1,500
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Steam Pumping Station, capable of lifting 5,000 tons of water in 12 hours, were built to the latest design with metal plate clad wooden gates.
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who presented the report on 14 October 1793 estimating the cost of construction of the canal at £80,000. Smith, who also worked at the Mearns Pit at
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The Timsbury Book – Timsbury & the Somersetshire coal canal
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to provide advice when repairs became necessary to the canal bed.
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led to the proposal for a canal which could transport the coal to
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3275:"History of the Caisson Lock on the Somersetshire Coal Canal"
2955:(online ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
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The Somersetshire Coal Canal Rediscovered: A Walker's Guide
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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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to Camerton, running alongside the canal for the last
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who had successfully installed inclined planes at the
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Torrens, H. S. (2004). "Smith, William (1769–1839)".
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For all Stones, Tiles, Bricks, Slate, Timber, &c
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3787:The Somersetshire Coal Canal: A Pictorial Journey
2872:The Somersetshire Coal Canal: A Pictorial Journey
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2127:s:Bath Georgian Newspaper - Somerset Coal Canal
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3088:Coysh, A.W.; Mason, E.J.; Waite, V. (1977).
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2632:Junction of branches and tramway connection
619:Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation Act 1802
522:Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation Act 1802
4408:Industrial archaeological sites in Somerset
3552:"Local Canal to reopen in Big History Year"
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3749:The Somersetshire Coal Canal and Railways
3389:Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (June 1996).
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3120:. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. p. 15.
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2897:The Somersetshire Coal Canal and Railways
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3839:Somersetshire Coal Canal Society website
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3608:"Grant unlocks Canal's secret history"
3415:"Area 12 Cam and Wellow Brook Valleys"
3279:The Somersetshire Coal Canal (Society)
3194:Down, C.G.; Warrington, A. J. (2005).
2386:Bath & North East Somerset Council
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4247:Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals
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3785:Halse, Roger; Castens, Simon (2000).
3339:Bath and North East Somerset Planning
3229:from the original on 15 December 2007
3196:The history of the Somerset coalfield
3069:from the original on 15 December 2007
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2870:Halse, Roger; Castens, Simon (2000).
2836:from the original on 29 November 2014
587:Text of statute as originally enacted
4319:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
3844:Richard Stevens site about the canal
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3588:from the original on 12 October 2015
3143:Colliers Way: The Somerset Coalfield
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2059:It was temporarily replaced with an
4092:Ivelchester and Langport Navigation
2928:, (2001), New York: HarperCollins,
2899:. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.
2808:. Chichester: Phillimore & Co.
2786:History of the British canal system
2722:Junction with Kennet and Avon Canal
2367:Grant to study history of the canal
2125:For further Newspaper articles see
261:. From Midford an arm also ran via
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3768:Collieries of Somerset and Bristol
3704:National Heritage List for England
3673:National Heritage List for England
3638:"Canal lock restoration under way"
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2204:Bristol and North Somerset Railway
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3562:from the original on 4 March 2016
3473:from the original on 5 March 2016
3008:Jim Shead's Waterways Information
2078:
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491:Somersetshire Coal Canal Act 1794
418:Somersetshire Coal Canal Act 1794
297:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
77:7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
3004:"History of Somerset Coal Canal"
2765:
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2152:located between the villages of
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4197:Salisbury and Southampton Canal
3923:waterways of the United Kingdom
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3584:. Somerset Coal Canal Society.
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3525:Norbury, S. G. (17 June 2015).
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2390:Avon Industrial Buildings Trust
2103:1796 (uncovered in 2009–10) at
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483:The canal was authorised by an
344:In 1763 coal was discovered in
4383:1805 establishments in England
3668:"Flight of 10 locks (1115372)"
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2018:Combe Hay and the caisson lock
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50:Map of the Somerset Coal Canal
1:
4112:Liskeard and Looe Union Canal
3198:. Radstock: Radstock Museum.
3116:; Van Emden, Richard (2007).
2791:
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4393:Bath and North East Somerset
4127:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
2969:UK public library membership
2400:Route and points of interest
2346:worked on at the same time.
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4360:Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal
4227:Stourbridge Extension Canal
3770:. Landmark Publishing Ltd.
3309:Aspects of Somerset History
3305:"Canals and Canal projects"
3092:. London: Robert Hale Ltd.
2744:
2437:GPX (secondary coordinates)
2341:Paulton and Timsbury basins
2208:Somerset and Dorset Railway
2132:Paulton and Timsbury basins
1799:Withy Mills Colliery Wharf
1248:
656:For all Coal, Coke, &c
436:Parliament of Great Britain
276:A feature of the canal was
10:
4434:
4187:Runcorn to Latchford Canal
4117:London to Portsmouth canal
3789:. Bath: Millstream Books.
3732:. Bath: Millstream Books.
3219:Priestley, Joseph (1831).
3059:Priestley, Joseph (1831).
2874:. Bath: Millstream Books.
2239:built a railway line (the
2021:
1699:Dunkerton Little Aqueduct
1338:Stoney Littleton Aqueduct
515:United Kingdom legislation
411:United Kingdom legislation
323:
66:(Length of Paulton branch)
16:Canal in Somerset, England
4342:
4296:
4275:
4032:Dorset and Somerset Canal
3929:
3249:"The Somerset Coal Canal"
3037:The Wilts and Berks Canal
2895:Clew, Kenneth R. (1970).
2457:(Links to map resources)
2432:GPX (primary coordinates)
2407:Map all coordinates using
2032:Operation of caisson lock
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1719:Dunkerton pumping engine
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4182:Runcorn and Weston Canal
4077:Hollingwood Common Canal
3747:Clew, Kenneth R (1970).
3166:Russell, Ronald (1991).
2804:Dunning, Robert (1983).
2415:Download coordinates as:
2258:The Titfield Thunderbolt
1759:Camerton Colliery Wharf
1054:Toll point (weigh house)
211:Somersetshire Coal Canal
106:Somersetshire Coal Canal
4212:Sir John Glynne's Canal
3804:Handley, Chris (2006).
3766:Cornwell, John (2005).
3364:Castens, Simon (2002).
3170:. David & Charles.
3141:Collier, Peter (1986).
3118:The Last Fighting Tommy
2781:Canals of Great Britain
2276:National Cycle Route 24
1939:Engineers and surveyors
1779:Radford Colliery Wharf
1679:Dunkerton Big Aqueduct
955:Limpley Stoke moorings
634:Somerset Coal Canal at
404:next to Caisson House,
372:under the direction of
3967:Beat Bank Branch Canal
3813:Chapman, Mike (2000).
3728:Allsop, Niall (1993).
3493:"Bristol and Somerset"
3451:. 1908. Archived from
3419:BANES Rural Landscapes
2961:10.1093/ref:odnb/25932
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4418:Canals opened in 1805
4172:Rochdale Branch Canal
4132:Newport Pagnell Canal
4027:Donnington Wood Canal
4017:Dearne and Dove Canal
3751:. Bran's Head Books.
3368:. Thunderbolt Books.
2806:A History of Somerset
2759:United Kingdom portal
2688:Kennet and Avon Canal
2578:Site of caisson lock
2427:GPX (all coordinates)
2382:Heritage Lottery Fund
2374:
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2327:Kennet and Avon Canal
2295:Kennet and Avon Canal
2292:
2237:Great Western Railway
2194:
2187:Coming of the railway
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844:Kennet and Avon Canal
672:d per Ton, per Mile.
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613:Wilts and Berks Canal
609:Kennet and Avon Canal
399:
382:stratification theory
336:
253:. This link gave the
251:Kennet and Avon Canal
198:Kennet and Avon Canal
35:Disused locks at the
4355:Glamorganshire Canal
4314:Forth and Cart Canal
4162:River Sow Navigation
4072:Heywood Branch Canal
3612:BANES News Inform 32
3345:on 18 September 2010
2665:Junction of branches
701:For all other Goods
249:where it joined the
4403:History of Somerset
4304:Aberdeenshire Canal
4217:Somerset Coal Canal
3873: /
3455:on 22 January 2014.
3425:on 26 November 2005
3393:. Middleton Press.
3255:on 14 November 2006
3145:. Ex Libris Press.
3035:L. J. Dalby (2000)
2706: /
2649: /
2611:Site of Caison lock
2595: /
2541: /
2487: /
1930:The Radstock branch
1612:Combe Hay Aqueduct
1078: B3110
1022:Tucking Mill Wharf
790:Somerset Coal Canal
644:
354:Monmouthshire Canal
269:, with a tunnel at
207:Somerset Coal Canal
24:Somerset Coal Canal
4413:Somerset coalfield
4398:Canals in Somerset
4052:Grand Surrey Canal
4037:Douglas Navigation
3642:BBC News, Somerset
3285:on 11 October 2006
2380:obtained from the
2377:
2338:
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2089:
2073:Boulton & Watt
2034:
1966:
1956:
1918:monks who came to
1655: A367
1467:to pumping engine
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639:
594:The design of the
409:
342:
255:Somerset coalfield
125:Construction began
111:Principal engineer
4368:
4367:
4087:Itchen Navigation
4057:Greasbrough Canal
4047:Glastonbury Canal
4007:Coombe Hill Canal
3531:Somerset Guardian
3503:on 18 August 2006
3168:The Country Canal
3152:978-0-948578-05-2
3127:978-0-7475-9115-3
3039:, Oakwood Press,
2967:(Subscription or
2742:
2741:
2524:Site of aqueduct
2302:Restoration works
2069:Peak Forest Canal
1904:
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1659:Dunkerton Tunnel
1632:Combe Hay Tunnel
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1203:Midford Aqueduct
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704:4d ditto. ditto.
696:4d ditto. ditto.
688:3d ditto. ditto.
680:4d ditto. ditto.
592:
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528:Act of Parliament
485:act of Parliament
481:
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424:Act of Parliament
390:geological strata
384:by observing the
203:
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133:Date of first use
93:Under restoration
4425:
4334:Stevenston Canal
4324:Inverarnan Canal
4276:Northern Ireland
4207:Shropshire Canal
4202:Shrewsbury Canal
4122:Louth Navigation
4102:Leominster Canal
4082:Horncastle Canal
3972:Blyth Navigation
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4283:Broharris Canal
4271:
4267:Wombridge Canal
4252:Ulverston Canal
4242:Tavistock Canal
4232:Stockport Canal
4192:St Columb Canal
4147:Pidcock's Canal
4062:Grosvenor Canal
3962:Baybridge Canal
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2065:Benjamin Outram
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2024:Combe Hay Locks
2020:
1981:Benjamin Outram
1976:John Hodgkinson
1951:, 1810, by Sir
1941:
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