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Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« on: Sunday 10 September 23 20:34 BST (UK) »
Is anyone able to explain the canal when it came from Chippenham to Semington Junction in particular as it passed through Bewley Common and Lacock, where there was a supposed hand bridge over the canal, then a bridge by the Bell inn, a wharf, with Wharf cottage, and also I believe a brewery and Toll. Then going further on to three locks, two being Queensfield and Melksham Forest. Can anyone put some meat onto the bones for me. Any old maps, photos of such like material would be most welcomed. Thank you.
Allard/Allwood/Alwood/ From Suffolk
Wright/Croftwright/ From London
Langmaid/ from Lanteglos By Fowey
Greig/ Banff/ Aberdeen

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 September 23 20:52 BST (UK) »
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 10 September 23 20:54 BST (UK) »
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  WILSON;-Wiltshire.
 SOUL;-Gloucestershire.
 SANSUM;-Berkshire-Wiltshire
 BASSON-BASTON;- Berkshire,- Oxfordshire.
 BRIDGES;- Wiltshire.
 DOWDESWELL;-Wiltshire,Gloucestershire
 JORDAN;- Berkshire.
 COX;- Berkshire.
 GOUDY;- Suffolk.
 CHATFIELD;-Sussex-- London
 MORGAN;-Blaenavon-Abersychan
 FISHER;- Berkshire.
 BLOMFIELD-BLOOMFIELD-BLUMFIELD;-Suffolk.
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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 10 September 23 20:59 BST (UK) »

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 10 September 23 21:07 BST (UK) »
1885 map - canal continuing south - Queenfield listed
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102347986#zoom=6&lat=2767&lon=7584&layers=BT

Just place cursor on maps to scroll

Added - oops, wrong map selected see
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102348004#zoom=5&lat=8984&lon=6878&layers=BT

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 10 September 23 21:34 BST (UK) »
? Not sure if this Newspaper Article (Oxford University and City Herald) - Saturday 22 April 1809, helps in any way.

BERKSHIRE

The Wilts and Berks canal is intended to be opened into the Thames, at Abingdon, in September next; by means of which, and its junction at Semington with the Kent and Avon canal, an inland water communication between Bristol and London will be completed.

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #6 on: Monday 11 September 23 09:32 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much. I once found old Frith black and white photos of these bridges, but alas cannot find them now. ‘that’s life’. Thank you for all information though, much appreciated.
Allard/Allwood/Alwood/ From Suffolk
Wright/Croftwright/ From London
Langmaid/ from Lanteglos By Fowey
Greig/ Banff/ Aberdeen

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #7 on: Monday 11 September 23 10:51 BST (UK) »
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bedfordshire - farr, carver,handley, godfrey, newell, bird, emmerton, underwood,ancell
buckinghamshire- pain
cambridgeshire- bird, carver
hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey
derbyshire- allsop, noon
devon - griffin, love, rapsey
dorset- rendall, gale
somerset- rendall, churchill
surrey/middlesex - douglas, conisbee, childs, lyon groombridge

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Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - Lacock
« Reply #8 on: Monday 11 September 23 10:56 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Capetown on Sunday 10 September 23 21:34 BST (UK)
? Not sure if this Newspaper Article (Oxford University and City Herald) - Saturday 22 April 1809, helps in any way.

BERKSHIRE

The Wilts and Berks canal is intended to be opened into the Thames, at Abingdon, in September next; by means of which, and its junction at Semington with the Kent and Avon canal, an inland water communication between Bristol and London will be completed.

That would be the Kennet and Avon Canal ;)
Connecting the (Bristol) River Avon to the River Kennet, and onwards to the Thames.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)
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