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Bridge Farm
Rowley FarmUpper Locks
Lower Locks
Aqueducts
10
Bath
Carlingcott
11
TH
E C
OA
L C
AN
AL
WA
YT
he C
oal C
anal
Way
is a
ser
ies
of w
alks
whi
ch,
whe
n ta
ken
toge
ther
,co
ver
the
en
tire
le
ng
th o
f th
e N
ort
he
rn B
ran
ch o
f th
e d
isu
sed
Som
erse
tshi
re C
oal C
anal
. T
he w
alks
are
des
crib
ed in
bot
h di
rect
ions
for
peop
le w
ho w
ant
a sh
ort
expl
orat
ion
whi
ch r
etur
ns t
o its
sta
rtin
gpo
int.
The
ind
ivid
ual
shor
t w
alks
can
be
linke
d to
tho
se o
n ad
jace
ntpa
ges
to fo
rm a
long
er w
alk
for t
hose
who
pre
fer g
reat
er d
ista
nces
. E
ach
pa
ge
in
clu
de
s a
ma
p a
t a
n a
pp
rop
ria
te s
cale
fo
r th
at
sect
ion
an
d a
de
scri
ptio
n o
f th
e i
nte
rest
ing
th
ing
s to
be
se
en
on
th
e w
alk
, w
ith a
sum
mar
y of
thei
r hi
stor
y.
The
Som
erse
tshi
re C
oal C
anal w
as b
uilt
in t
he e
arly
180
0s t
o br
ing
coal
from
the
min
es in
the
Tim
sbur
y, P
aulto
n an
d R
adst
ock
area
s to
the
Ken
net
& A
von
Can
al f
or d
istr
ibut
ion
acro
ss s
outh
ern
Eng
land
. T
heS
outh
ern
Bra
nch
was
sol
d to
the
Som
erse
t & D
orse
t Joi
nt R
ailw
ay a
fter
40 y
ears
, bu
t th
e N
orth
ern
Bra
nch
to P
aulto
n su
rviv
ed f
or n
early
100
year
s an
d w
as o
ne o
f the
mos
t pro
fitab
le c
anal
s in
Eng
land
.T
his
bo
okl
et w
as
pro
du
ced
by
the
So
me
rse
tsh
ire C
oa
l Ca
na
l So
cie
ty.
© 2
018
S.C
.C.S
.
PLEA
SE S
TAY
ON
PU
BLIC
RIG
HTS
OF
WAY
AN
D D
O N
OT
TRES
PASS
PA
ULT
ON
RA
DF
OR
D1
Pau
lton
to R
adfo
rd
Fro
m G
oosa
rd B
ridge
A a
pub
lic r
ight
of
way
run
s al
ong
the
sew
age
wor
ks a
cces
s ro
ad.
At
the
natu
re r
eser
ve b
atch
, ta
ke t
he f
irst
left
turn
B
whi
ch b
rings
you
over
the
Cam
Bro
ok a
nd in
to a
mea
dow
adj
acen
t to
Tim
sbur
y B
asin
C
and
the
term
inus
of t
he c
anal
.F
ollo
w th
e to
wpa
th to
the
right
, kee
ping
the
cana
l on
your
left.
Go
thro
ugh
a ga
te p
ast P
aulto
n B
asin
D
and
the
Dry
Doc
k B
ridge
, the
ndo
wn
the
right
han
d si
de o
f the
Dry
Doc
k.
Rad
ford
to P
aulto
n
Fro
m R
adfo
rd B
ridge
N t
ake
the
road
ste
eply
uph
ill a
nd t
ake
the
first
left
turn
M.
At t
he b
otto
m o
f the
dip
, tak
e th
e fo
otpa
th o
n th
e le
ft L
.F
ollo
w t
he f
ootp
ath
until
it
is j
oine
d by
a l
ane
com
ing
from
und
er a
railw
ay b
ridge
K o
n th
e rig
ht, k
eep
stra
ight
on
up th
e sl
ope.
At t
he to
p of
the
slop
e tu
rn le
ft do
wnh
ill a
nd th
en th
roug
h a
gate
on
the
right
J, t
o jo
in th
e ca
nal t
owpa
th.
Fol
low
the
tow
path
with
the
cana
l on
your
rig
ht.
2 km
or
1.2
mile
s
11
dire
ctio
n of
Bat
ham
pton
.B
to
C P
ass
th
rou
gh
th
e c
utt
ing
in
Syd
ne
yG
arde
ns a
nd th
e tu
nnel
und
er th
e A
36 W
arm
inst
erR
oad.
Con
tinue
alo
ng th
e to
wpa
th to
Bat
ham
pton
and
the
Geo
rge
Inn D
.T
he t
owpa
th l
eads
on
past
Cla
vert
on P
umpi
ngS
tatio
n E to
Dun
das
Aqu
educ
t Bas
in.
F C
ross
ove
r th
e de
cora
tive
brid
ge t
o th
e w
harf
with
the
cran
eG
and
look
for
the
entr
ance
to th
e S
omer
sets
hire
Coa
l Can
al u
nder
the
met
al li
fting
brid
geH
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 1
0
)
Fol
low
the
wha
rfsi
de p
ast
the
cran
e G
and
tur
nrig
ht o
ver
the
deco
rativ
e br
idge
F
, th
en le
ft on
toth
e to
wpa
th.
The
tow
path
lead
s pa
st C
lave
rton
Pum
ping
Sta
tion
E t
o th
e G
eorg
e In
n D a
t Bat
ham
pton
.D
Con
tinue
pas
t th
e G
eorg
e In
n un
til y
ou r
each
the
tunn
el u
nder
the
A36
War
min
ster
Roa
d C
.G
o t
hro
ug
h t
he
tu
nn
el
into
a c
utt
ing
th
rou
gh
Syd
ney
Gar
dens
.B
Con
tinue
fol
low
ing
the
tow
path
unt
il it
brin
gsyo
u to
the
top
lock
of t
he B
ath
Lock
Flig
ht
A.
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
11
A T
here
wer
e se
vera
l priv
atel
y-ow
ned
coal
wha
rves
alo
ngsi
de th
e K
&A
Can
al in
Bat
h, b
ut th
e S
omer
sets
hire
Coa
l Can
al C
ompa
ny h
ad it
s ow
nw
harf
at t
he to
p of
the
lock
flig
ht.
An
old
phot
grap
h sh
ows
the
com
pany
’sna
me
bold
ly p
aint
ed o
n th
e bu
ildin
g an
d co
al s
tock
pile
d on
the
wha
rfsi
de.
B T
he to
wpa
th c
hang
es to
the
uphi
ll si
de o
f the
can
al fo
r a s
hort
dis
tanc
e,th
is p
ract
ice
wa
s u
sua
lly a
void
ed
be
cau
se i
t m
ad
e t
he
ca
na
l m
ore
expe
nsiv
e to
con
stru
ct.
Whe
n th
is o
ccur
s it
is s
omet
imes
driv
en b
yge
ogra
phy
but m
ore
ofte
n it
is th
e re
sult
of a
land
ow
ners
hip
diffi
culty
.C
A
bo
ve t
he
tu
nn
el
po
rta
ls a
re c
arv
ing
s o
f N
ep
tun
e,
rep
rese
ntin
gw
ater
way
s in
gen
eral
and
Sab
rina
repr
esen
ting
the
Sev
ern.
Sim
ilar s
tatu
esca
n be
foun
d at
Sap
pert
on T
unne
l on
the
Cot
swol
d C
anal
s.D
to
E
The
qua
rry
at B
atha
mpt
on D
own
was
con
nect
ed t
o th
e K
&A
Can
al b
y an
Inc
lined
Pla
ne g
ravi
ty-p
ower
ed t
ram
way
. T
he d
istin
ctiv
esl
opin
g br
idge
whi
ch c
arrie
d it
over
the
A36
road
was
inco
rrec
tly k
now
nlo
cally
as
the
‘Dry
Arc
h’;
it w
as d
emol
ishe
d m
any
year
s ag
o. T
he r
eal
furt
her
up th
e pl
ane
from
the
site
of t
he r
oad
brid
ge.
E C
lave
rton
has
one
of t
he tw
o pu
mpi
ng s
tatio
ns th
at s
uppl
ied
wat
er to
the
K&
A C
anal
, th
e ot
her
was
at
Cro
fton.
U
nlik
e th
e st
eam
-pow
ered
pum
ps a
t Cro
fton,
this
one
dre
w it
s po
wer
from
the
river
by
mea
ns o
f ave
ry l
arg
e w
ate
rwh
ee
l; it
wa
s co
mp
lete
ly p
ollu
tion
-fre
e.
Th
e s
low
rota
tion
of t
he w
ater
whe
el is
gea
red
up t
o a
fast
er s
peed
to
oper
ate
the
pum
ps m
ore
effe
ctiv
ely
and
a la
rge
flyw
heel
eve
ns-o
ut t
he p
ulsa
ting
load
of t
he p
umps
whi
ch w
ould
oth
erw
ise
put a
str
ain
on th
e ge
arin
g.I
The
ent
ranc
e to
the
Som
erse
tshi
re C
oal C
anal
is u
nder
the
alum
iniu
mlif
ting
brid
ge.
The
tow
path
of
the
K&
A C
anal
tow
ards
Bra
dfor
d on
Avo
n cr
osse
d th
e sp
ecta
cula
r Dun
das
Aqu
educ
t, de
sign
ed b
y Jo
hn R
enni
e,w
hich
is w
orth
a v
isit
befo
re c
ontin
uing
on
your
jour
ney.
Dry
Arc
h c
an
stil
l b
efo
un
d
in
the
un
de
rgro
wth
a l
ittl
e
1
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
1
A T
he s
ewag
e w
orks
has
bee
n bu
ilt o
n th
e si
te o
f th
e P
aulto
n U
pper
Eng
ine
Pit
colli
ery.
B T
he tr
ack
was
a tr
amw
ay ta
king
coa
l fro
m th
e pi
t to
the
cana
l.C
Thi
s is
the
term
inus
of t
he S
.C.C
., co
al b
roug
ht b
y tr
amw
ay fr
om p
itsin
th
e T
imsb
ury
are
a w
as
loa
de
d i
nto
bo
ats
on
th
e n
ort
he
rn s
ide
of
Tim
sbur
y B
asin
whe
re th
ere
was
a c
ompl
ex o
f tra
mw
ays
and
build
ings
incl
udin
g a
Wha
rfin
ger’s
hou
se a
nd s
tabl
es.
D C
oal
brou
ght
by t
ram
way
fro
m p
its i
n th
e P
aulto
n ar
ea w
as l
oade
din
to b
oats
at
a w
harf
on
the
sout
hern
sid
e of
Pau
lton
Bas
in.
The
Dry
Doc
k w
as t
he l
arge
st o
n an
y ca
nal
in E
ngla
nd a
nd c
ould
rep
air
thre
ebo
ats
at a
tim
e.
The
brid
ge o
ver
the
Dry
Doc
k en
tran
ce h
as r
ecen
tlyb
ee
n r
eb
uilt
bu
t a
ll th
e o
the
r ca
na
l b
rid
ge
s in
th
is a
rea
ha
ve b
ee
nde
mol
ishe
d.
Whe
n th
e to
wpa
th e
nds I, c
arry
str
aigh
t on
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n ac
ross
a m
eado
w a
nd u
p a
slop
e to
join
the
cana
l tow
path
aga
in
H.
Con
tinue
inth
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n as
bef
ore.
Just
bef
ore
Pau
lton
Bas
in t
he p
ath
goes
dow
n th
roug
h a
kiss
ing
gate
E
on th
e le
ft, th
en tu
rns
right
.G
o to
the
left
of th
e D
ry D
ock,
Dry
Doc
k B
ridge
and
Pau
lton
Bas
in
D.
Con
tinue
thro
ugh
the
gate
, kee
ping
the
cana
l on
your
rig
htF
ollo
w t
he p
ath
with
the
can
al o
n yo
ur r
ight
unt
il yo
u re
ach
Tim
sbur
yB
asin
and
the
end
of th
e ca
nal.
Leav
e by
the
gat
eway
C
on
your
left
lead
ing
to a
brid
ge o
ver
the
Cam
Bro
ok.
Tur
n rig
ht a
t th
e se
wag
e w
orks
B
and
mee
t th
e ro
ad a
t G
oosa
rd B
ridge
A.
Look
for
a g
ate E
in t
he le
ft ha
nd h
edge
. T
his
brin
gs y
ou u
p on
to t
heca
nal t
owpa
th a
t the
site
of t
he n
ow-d
emol
ishe
d Te
rmin
us B
ridge
.F
ollo
w th
e to
wpa
th w
ith th
e ca
nal o
n yo
ur le
ft.A
t the
Dun
ford
Brid
ge s
ite H, c
ross
the
trac
k an
d w
alk
to a
gat
eway
I
onth
e fa
r si
de o
f the
mea
dow
.G
o th
roug
h th
e ga
te a
nd th
en c
ontin
ue a
long
the
tow
path
to M
ill L
ane
J.T
urn
left
up M
ill L
ane,
then
imm
edia
tely
righ
t dow
n a
slop
e. G
o st
raig
hton
thro
ugh
a ga
te
K a
nd fo
llow
the
foot
path
unt
il it
emer
ges
onto
a r
oad
L.
Tur
n rig
ht o
n th
e ro
ad,
then
rig
ht a
gain
M
dow
nhill
to
Rad
ford
Brid
geN
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 2 )
E H
orse
s to
win
g bo
ats
to a
nd fr
om th
e no
rthe
rn w
harv
es c
ross
ed o
ver t
oth
e n
ort
he
rn t
ow
pa
th a
t T
erm
inu
s B
rid
ge
, th
ose
usi
ng
th
e s
ou
the
rnw
harv
es s
taye
d on
the
tow
path
and
cro
ssed
ove
r th
e D
ry D
ock
brid
ge.
F
Thi
s st
onew
ork
is t
he r
emai
ns o
f a
stop
-pla
nk p
oint
for
med
in
the
foot
ings
of a
sw
ivel
brid
ge a
djac
ent t
o G th
e w
harf
wal
l of W
ithy
Mill
sco
llier
y, w
hich
car
ried
a tr
amw
ay.
H A
tram
way
bro
ught
coa
l fro
m R
adfo
rd C
ollie
ry to
a w
harf
adj
acen
t to
the
cana
l tow
path
.J
A le
vel c
ross
ing
took
Mill
Lan
e ov
er th
e ra
ilway
em
bank
men
t, w
ith a
dive
rsio
n to
a b
ridge
und
er th
e tr
ack
for
pede
stria
ns.
K
Thi
s w
as t
he s
ite o
f R
adfo
rd h
alt
on t
he B
risto
l and
Nor
th S
omer
set
Rai
lway
.
BA
TH
DU
ND
AS
11
Dun
das
to B
ath
H S
tart
at t
he e
ntra
nce
to th
e S
omer
sets
hire
Coa
lC
anal
by
the
met
al li
fting
brid
ge.
Bat
h to
Dun
das
A S
tart
at
the
top
lock
of
the
Ken
net
& A
von
Can
al.
Wal
k aw
ay f
rom
the
loc
k fli
ght
in t
he
8 km
or
5 m
iles
RA
DF
OR
DC
AM
ER
TO
N
2
Rad
ford
to C
amer
ton
Fro
m R
adfo
rd B
ridge
A,
oppo
site
a h
ouse
tak
e th
e ro
ad
whi
ch s
lope
sge
ntly
upw
ards
.W
here
the
road
cur
ves
to th
e le
ft, it
was
bui
lt on
the
cana
l tow
path
. T
heca
nal w
as in
the
field
on
the
left
of th
e ro
ad.
B.
On
the
left
side
, tak
e th
e pu
blic
foot
path
C
whi
ch r
ises
to jo
in th
e ca
nal
Cam
erto
n to
Rad
ford
Fro
m C
amer
ton
Bat
ch N
atur
e R
eser
ve
G, c
ross
the
road
and
ent
er C
anal
Vie
w, l
ook
for
a fo
otpa
th F d
esce
ndin
g on
the
left.
Wal
k al
ong
the
tow
path
with
the
inf
illed
can
al o
n yo
ur r
ight
unt
il th
epu
blic
foot
path
goe
s in
to th
e ga
rden
of a
hou
se
D.
In th
e ga
rden
, loo
k fo
r a le
ft tu
rn w
hich
will
brin
g yo
u ou
t ont
o a
road
way
1 km
or
0.62
mile
s
tree
-line
d cu
tting
.Ta
ke th
e fo
otpa
th D o
n th
e le
ft, w
hich
run
s pa
ralle
l to
the
road
.C
The
pat
h go
es d
own
step
s an
d up
the
oth
er s
ide
of t
he c
uttin
g, t
hen
stee
ply
uphi
ll be
twee
n th
e sc
hool
bui
ldin
gs u
ntil
it re
ache
s th
e ro
ad
Bth
roug
h M
onkt
on C
ombe
vill
age.
Tur
n le
ft an
d w
alk
alon
g th
e ro
ad to
St.
Mic
hael
’s C
hurc
h A
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 9 )
pitc
hes
can
be s
een
on th
e rig
ht.
Wal
k al
ong
the
road
, thr
ough
the
old
railw
ay b
ridge
E
ben
eath
the
A36
road
, and
left
tow
ards
the
Can
al V
isito
r C
entr
e ca
r pa
rk.
F T
ake
the
path
whi
ch s
lope
s up
war
ds o
n th
e le
ft of
the
car
par
k, t
his
will
brin
g yo
u on
to th
e to
wpa
th a
t Bra
sskn
ocke
r bo
at m
oorin
gs.
Tur
n rig
ht a
nd f
ollo
w t
he t
owpa
th u
ntil
you
are
dive
rted
dow
n to
the
right
G; c
ontin
ue a
long
that
pat
h un
til it
em
erge
s on
to th
e K
&A
Can
al.
H T
urn
left
and
follo
w t
he t
owpa
th t
o th
e m
etal
lift
ing
brid
ge a
t th
een
tran
ce to
the
Som
erse
tshi
re C
oal C
anal
I.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
11 )
10
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
10
C
The
roa
d w
as m
ade
alon
g th
e tr
ackb
ed o
f th
e Li
mpl
ey S
toke
to
Cam
erto
n R
ailw
ay, w
hich
was
dem
olis
hed
in 1
958.
At t
his
site
it w
assp
anne
d by
a h
ands
ome
cast
iron
brid
ge,
whi
ch t
he r
ailw
ay c
ompa
nyha
d in
herit
ed f
rom
the
can
al c
ompa
ny a
nd r
aise
d on
bric
k pi
llars
to
obta
in th
e ne
cess
ary
clea
ranc
e ab
ove
thei
r lo
com
otiv
es.
A s
mal
l pie
ceof
the
cen
tral
por
tion
of t
he b
ridge
has
sur
vive
d an
d is
sto
red
at t
heC
anal
Vis
itors
’ Cen
tre
at B
rass
knoc
ker
as p
art
of t
he S
omer
sets
hire
Coa
l Can
al e
xhib
ition
.C
to D
Thi
s pa
th r
uns
alon
g th
e be
d of
the
cana
l, w
ith th
e to
wpa
th o
nth
e si
de fu
rthe
st fr
om th
e ro
ad.
D to
E T
he c
anal
cro
sses
the
road
at D
, the
n lo
ops
away
alo
ng th
e ba
seof
the
hills
ide,
follo
win
g th
e co
ntou
r. N
ear
E, t
he r
ailw
ay a
nd r
oad
cut
thro
ugh
a lo
op o
f ca
nal b
elow
bed
leve
l and
the
sec
tione
d be
d of
the
cana
l can
be
seen
in tw
o pl
aces
by
look
ing
up th
e em
bank
men
t.A
t th
e C
anal
Vis
itors
’ Cen
tre,
the
can
al c
an b
e se
en in
a t
unne
l und
er
the
A36
roa
d, b
ut t
he f
ar e
nd o
f th
e tu
nnel
is b
lock
ed o
ff to
pre
vent
itdr
aini
ng in
to th
e ra
ilway
cut
ting
on th
e fa
r si
de o
f the
roa
d. T
he p
rese
ntbr
idge
has
bee
n w
iden
ed f
rom
the
orig
inal
str
uctu
re t
o al
low
for
the
incr
ease
d w
idth
of t
he m
oder
n ro
ad.
F to
I
Thi
s is
the
onl
y le
ngth
of
the
Som
erse
tshi
re C
oal C
anal
tha
t is
used
by
boat
s, it
ser
ves
as m
oorin
gs.
I T
he e
ntra
nce
lock
is u
nusu
al b
ecau
se it
is a
t the
junc
tion
of tw
o ca
nals
and
has
thre
e se
ts o
f gat
es, t
wo
faci
ng o
ne w
ay a
nd o
ne fa
cing
the
othe
r.T
hey
are
arra
nged
to
clos
e au
tom
atic
ally
in
the
even
t of
rap
id w
ater
flow
, so
as to
pre
vent
a b
reac
h in
one
can
al fr
om d
rain
ing
the
othe
r. T
heun
ique
des
ign
of li
fting
brid
ge w
as o
rigin
ally
con
stru
cted
as
a te
st p
iece
for
the
co
rro
sio
n-r
esi
sta
nce
of
alu
min
ium
allo
ys.
Wh
en
it
be
cam
ere
dund
ant,
it w
as in
stal
led
at th
e en
tran
ce to
the
S.C
.C..
On
the
wha
rfsi
deca
n be
see
n th
e cr
ane
and
ston
e bl
ocks
that
wer
e us
ed a
s te
st w
eigh
ts in
the
‘gau
ging
’ pro
cess
to a
llow
the
load
ing
of b
oats
to b
e ch
ecke
d..
2
alig
nmen
t in
the
gar
den
of a
hou
se
D.
Tur
n rig
ht a
nd f
ollo
w t
he p
ath
until
it m
eets
the
mai
n ro
ad
F o
ppos
ite C
amer
ton
Bat
ch N
atur
e R
eser
veG
.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
3 )
C.
Tur
n rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
the
road
.W
hen
you
reac
h a
swee
ping
cur
ve
B th
is s
ectio
n of
roa
d ha
s be
en b
uilt
on th
e to
wpa
th a
nd th
e ca
nal w
as to
the
right
of i
t.D
esce
nd to
mee
t the
mai
n ro
ad b
y R
adfo
rd B
ridge
A
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
1 )
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
2
Bet
wee
n B a
nd D
, no
t vi
sibl
e fr
om t
he w
alk,
was
a w
harf
whe
re c
oal
from
Con
ygre
Low
er P
it w
as lo
aded
ont
o ca
nal b
oats
. A
tra
mw
ay r
ando
wn
the
hill
from
the
pit,
cro
ssin
g un
der
the
Rad
ford
to
Tun
ley
road
.La
ter
the
cana
l tr
amw
ay w
as r
epla
ced
by a
rai
lway
con
nect
ion
on t
heR
adfo
rd s
ide
of th
e pi
t.F
rom
D to
F th
e w
alk
follo
ws
the
cana
l tow
path
; the
can
al d
itch
is v
isib
lein
the
field
on
the
uphi
ll si
de o
f the
pat
h.E
The
Jol
ly C
ollie
r pu
blic
hou
se w
as o
rigin
ally
bui
lt as
a c
anal
side
pub
whi
ch a
lso
offe
red
food
and
lodg
ings
to th
e bo
atm
en.
Orig
inal
ly it
face
dth
e ca
nal t
owpa
th,
but
afte
r th
e ca
nal c
lose
d, a
cces
s w
as t
rans
ferr
ed t
oth
e si
de o
f the
bui
ldin
g w
hich
face
d th
e ro
ad.
F
Cok
e O
ven
Cop
se w
as t
he s
ite o
f a
grou
p of
ove
ns w
hich
too
k th
eco
al
fro
m C
am
ert
on
Old
Pit
an
d h
ea
ted
it
to d
rive
off
the
vo
latil
eim
purit
ies
to le
ave
coke
. C
oke
was
a p
urer
form
of c
arbo
n th
an c
oal a
ndbu
rned
with
a h
otte
r fla
me
and
less
sm
oke,
whi
ch m
ade
it su
itabl
e fo
riro
n-m
eltin
g fu
rnac
es a
nd o
ther
bla
cksm
ithin
g w
ork
whe
re g
reat
er h
eat
was
nee
ded
with
few
er im
purit
ies.
Lat
er, t
he c
oke-
mak
ing
proc
ess
was
tran
sfer
red
to g
as w
orks
, w
here
the
vol
atile
im
purit
ies
wer
e co
llect
eda
nd
tre
ate
d t
o g
ive
‘To
wn
Ga
s’ (
a m
ixtu
re o
f ca
rbo
n m
on
oxi
de
an
dh
ydro
ge
n)
an
d m
an
y u
sefu
l ch
em
ica
ls -
th
e c
oke
th
en
be
ing
a l
ess
-va
luab
le b
y-pr
oduc
t.G
T
his
was
the
site
of
Cam
erto
n O
ld P
it, t
he p
it sh
aft
is n
ow s
eale
d to
prev
ent
acci
dent
s, b
ut it
s lo
catio
n an
d th
e hi
stor
y of
the
pit
are
mar
ked
by d
ispl
ay b
oard
s.
The
‘ba
tch’
or
was
te t
ip i
s m
aint
aine
d as
a n
atur
ere
serv
e; it
is lo
ng a
nd lo
w, s
how
ing
that
it w
as ti
pped
by
hors
e an
d ca
rtas
opp
osed
to th
e la
ter c
onic
al b
atch
es w
hich
resu
lt fr
om fr
om m
echa
nica
ltip
ping
. T
he fi
breg
lass
sta
tue
of a
min
er w
as a
n ex
hibi
t at t
he F
estiv
al o
fB
ritai
n in
195
1, w
hich
was
pur
chas
ed b
y T
he J
olly
Col
lier a
nd d
ispl
ayed
in th
e ca
r pa
rk u
ntil
the
pub
clos
ed, t
hen
mov
ed to
its
pres
ent s
ite.
The
cana
l ran
ver
y cl
ose
to th
e no
rthe
rn s
ide
of th
e pi
t; th
is is
the
only
pit
inS
omer
set w
hich
was
so
clos
e to
the
cana
l tha
t is
didn
’t ne
ed a
ny s
ort o
fin
terv
enin
g tr
amw
ay o
r ot
her
tran
spor
t.
MO
NK
TO
N C
OM
BE
DU
ND
AS
10
Dun
das
to M
onkt
on C
ombe
I S
tart
at D
unda
s A
qued
uct B
asin
by
the
met
al li
fting
brid
ge.
Wal
k to
war
ds D
unda
s A
qued
uct
and
turn
rig
ht
H a
long
the
pat
h to
the
boat
moo
rings
.Ta
ke th
e rig
ht fo
rk G u
p to
the
cana
l tow
path
.F
ollo
w th
e to
wpa
th to
war
ds th
e V
isito
r Cen
tre
but j
ust b
efor
e th
e C
entr
e,ta
ke th
e pa
th F w
hich
des
cend
s on
the
left.
Wal
k ou
t of t
he th
e ex
it ga
tew
ay a
nd tu
rn r
ight
ont
o th
e ro
ad w
hich
goe
sun
der
the
old
railw
ay b
ridge
E
car
ryin
g th
e A
36 r
oad.
Con
tinue
with
the
spo
rts
pitc
hes
on y
our
left
until
the
roa
d re
ache
s a
Mon
kton
Com
be to
Dun
das
A W
ith y
our
back
to
the
mai
n ga
te o
f S
t. M
icha
el’s
Chu
rch,
Mon
kton
Com
be,
wal
k di
rect
ly a
head
with
the
Vill
age
Hal
l up
on y
our
left
and
Mon
kton
Com
be S
choo
l bui
ldin
gs o
n yo
ur r
ight
.B
Ta
ke a
pu
blic
fo
otp
ath
on
th
e r
igh
t w
hic
h l
ea
ds
ste
ep
ly d
ow
nh
illbe
twee
n sc
hool
bui
ldin
gs a
nd e
vent
ually
reac
hes
a su
nken
road
way
by
afli
ght o
f ste
ps.
C D
esce
nd t
he s
teps
and
the
n as
cend
the
ste
ps o
ppos
ite;
turn
lef
t to
follo
w th
e pa
th p
aral
lel t
o th
e ro
ad.
D T
he p
ath
emer
ges
from
the
tre
es a
nd j
oins
the
roa
d; s
choo
l sp
orts
1.5
km o
r 0.
9 m
iles
CA
ME
RT
ON
CA
RLI
NG
CO
TT
3
Cam
erto
n to
Car
lingc
ott
Fro
m C
amer
ton
Bat
ch N
atur
e R
eser
ve
A g
o up
the
roa
d an
d ta
ke t
hefir
st tu
rnin
g on
the
right
B.
Go
stra
ight
on
thro
ugh
the
alle
yway
and
alo
ng t
he t
rack
to
Cam
erto
nN
ew P
it C.
The
pub
lic f
ootp
ath
cont
inue
s st
raig
ht a
head
thr
ough
the
gar
den
of a
hous
e an
d th
roug
h a
gate
way
to th
e le
ft of
the
pit b
atch
.
Car
lngc
ott t
o C
amer
ton
Fro
m th
e br
idge
ove
r th
e C
am B
rook
at S
tone
age
Lane
M
wal
k to
war
dsT
unle
y an
d th
en tu
rn le
ft th
roug
h a
gate
L
opp
osite
the
first
hou
se in
to a
field
.Lo
ok fo
r a
gate
way
K in
the
hedg
erow
of t
he e
mba
nkm
ent u
p th
e sl
ope
on y
our
right
.
1.6
km o
r 1
mile
9
F o
f St.
Mic
hael
’s C
hurc
h, M
onkt
on C
ombe
.A
t the
top
of th
e sl
ope,
take
the
road
to th
e rig
ht, t
hen
a rig
ht tu
rn b
rings
you
dow
n a
shor
t hill
to th
e C
hurc
h G.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
10 )
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
9
B
Beh
ind
the
Hop
e &
Anc
hor
pub,
the
foot
path
div
erts
aro
und
the
site
of th
e W
eigh
-Hou
se C, a
boa
t wei
ghin
g m
achi
ne th
at w
as u
sed
to m
easu
reth
e w
eigh
t of
car
go c
arrie
d on
eac
h bo
at a
nd c
alcu
late
the
pay
men
ts t
obe
mad
e to
the
can
al c
ompa
ny.
It
was
one
of
only
thr
ee in
the
cou
ntry
.T
he b
oat
was
flo
ated
into
a lo
ck w
ith a
cra
dle
at t
he b
otto
m;
whe
n th
elo
ck w
as e
mpt
ied,
the
boa
t se
ttled
on
the
crad
le a
nd c
ould
be
wei
ghed
Cam
Bro
ok to
the
edge
of C
ombe
Dow
n. H
e re
-sol
d so
me
of th
e gr
ound
to th
e S
omer
sets
hire
Coa
l Can
al C
ompa
ny a
nd th
en e
stab
lishe
d a
num
ber
of e
nter
pris
es o
n th
e re
mai
nder
. F
rom
a q
uarr
y at
Com
be D
own,
he
built
a t
ram
way
to
brin
g th
e st
one
dow
n to
the
can
al,
from
whe
re i
tco
uld
be d
ispa
tche
d to
buy
ers
anyw
here
in t
he S
outh
of
Eng
land
. F
orac
cess
to
his
land
, an
d po
ssib
ly t
o ex
tend
the
tra
mw
ay,
he b
uilt
a st
one
arch
ed b
ridge
ove
r th
e ca
nal.
He
desi
gned
a w
ater
mill
-pow
er s
awin
gm
achi
ne f
or c
uttin
g an
d fa
cing
the
sto
ne t
o in
crea
se i
ts v
alue
, bu
ilt a
hand
som
e co
ttage
for
the
mill
er to
live
in a
nd a
hou
se fo
r hi
mse
lf, b
oth
of w
hich
stil
l sur
vive
. T
he m
ill w
as la
ter
conv
erte
d to
man
y ot
her
uses
tha
t re
qu
ire
d a
so
urc
e o
f p
ow
er
an
d w
as
on
ly d
em
olis
he
d r
ela
tive
lyre
cent
ly.
Sm
ith’s
mai
n co
ntrib
utio
n to
com
mer
cial
geo
logy
was
the
rea
lisat
ion
that
diff
eren
t st
rata
and
roc
k ty
pes
whi
ch h
ad p
revi
ousl
y be
en g
iven
age
nera
l cla
ssifi
catio
n co
uld
be m
ore
accu
rate
ly d
escr
ibed
by
the
foss
ilsth
ey c
onta
ined
. O
nce
they
wer
e m
ore
prec
isel
y cl
assi
fied,
he
coul
d se
eth
at th
ey u
sual
ly fo
llow
ed a
set
ord
er a
nd it
was
pos
sibl
e to
pre
dict
whi
chm
iner
als
mig
ht b
e fo
und
at d
epth
by
mea
ns o
f sh
allo
wer
tes
t bo
rings
.(S
ee
Wa
lk 5
fo
r m
ore
de
tails
)
F T
he g
rave
of H
arry
Pat
ch, t
he la
st s
urvi
vor
of th
e F
irst W
orld
War
, is
to b
e fo
und
in M
onkt
on C
ombe
gra
veya
rd.
by
ba
lan
cin
g i
ts w
eig
ht
ag
ain
st w
eig
hts
in
a p
an
hu
ng
fro
m a
co
mp
ou
nd
lev
er
sy
ste
m i
ns
ide
an
offic
e be
side
the
loc
k.
Tow
ithst
an
d t
he
we
igh
t o
f a
bo
at,
th
e m
ac
hin
e w
as
supp
orte
d on
the
tops
of s
ixpi
llars
whi
ch w
ere
roof
ed-
over
in th
e st
yle
of a
Gre
ekte
mp
le (
Se
e l
og
o o
n f
ron
tco
ver)
.D
W
illia
m ‘
Str
ata’
Sm
ith,
the
“F
ath
er
of
En
gli
sh
Ge
olo
gy”
b
ou
gh
t a
la
rge
plo
t o
f g
rou
nd
at
Tu
ckin
gM
ill,
stre
tch
ing
fro
m t
he
Will
iam
Sm
ith’s
Hou
seat
Tuc
king
Mill
3
Clim
b th
e st
eps
thro
ugh
the
gate
way
, tur
n le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
leve
l tra
ck.
At
the
end
of t
he t
rack
J tu
rn l
eft
dow
n st
eps
thro
ugh
a ga
te o
nto
afo
otpa
th I.
Fol
low
the
foot
path
dow
n to
the
right
unt
il it
emer
ges
onto
a la
ne
H.
Tur
n rig
ht a
nd f
ollo
w t
he la
ne u
ntil
it tu
rns
a le
ft co
rner
; go
aro
und
the
corn
er a
nd th
roug
h a
gate
G
on
the
right
.F
ollo
w t
he f
ence
on
your
left
up a
slo
pe a
nd d
own
agai
n to
a g
ate
F o
nth
e le
ft.T
hro
ug
h t
he
ga
te f
ollo
w t
he
fe
nce
on
yo
ur
rig
ht
up
hill
to
Ca
me
rto
nco
llier
y ba
tch E
.F
ollo
w t
he f
ence
on
your
left
arou
nd t
he b
atch
, co
ntin
ue f
ollo
win
g th
efe
nce
thro
ugh
a ga
te
D u
ntil
you
com
e to
a g
atew
ay in
to a
gar
den
C.
The
pub
lic fo
otpa
th ru
ns th
roug
h th
e ga
rden
and
out
of t
he d
rive
gate
way
.G
o st
raig
ht a
head
alo
ng th
e tr
ack;
whe
re it
turn
s rig
ht, c
arry
str
aigh
t on
thro
ugh
an a
lley
and
emer
ge o
nto
the
road
B
.T
urn
left
to th
e C
amer
ton
Bat
ch N
atur
e R
eser
ve
A.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
2 )
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
3
B t
o C
T
he
tra
ck r
un
s a
lon
g t
he
alig
nm
en
t o
f a
tra
mw
ay
wh
ich
conn
nect
ed C
amer
ton
Old
and
New
pits
.C
T
he b
uild
ings
aro
und
the
pit
head
hav
e be
en d
emol
ishe
d, a
lthou
ghth
e fo
unda
tion
ston
ewor
k fo
r the
pith
ead
gear
is s
till i
n pl
ace.
The
pith
ead
bath
s an
d ca
ntee
n al
ongs
ide
the
trac
k ha
ve b
een
conv
erte
d in
to a
hou
se.
A t
ram
way
too
k co
al u
p th
e hi
ll to
war
ds T
unle
y, w
here
a d
epôt
was
esta
blis
hed
for
loca
l sal
es.
D T
he c
onic
al b
atch
of N
ew P
it ha
s sp
illed
ove
r th
e ca
nal,
oblit
erat
ing
it co
mpl
etel
y.
F to
G T
he li
ne o
f the
can
al r
an a
long
a h
illsi
de c
onto
ur, b
ut it
has
bee
nin
fille
d an
d no
thin
g of
it is
vis
ible
toda
y.G
T
he c
anal
in
Ben
grov
e W
ood
form
ed a
nat
ural
tria
ngul
ar l
ake
in a
smal
l val
ley
that
ran
dow
n th
e hi
llsid
e; th
e la
ke s
till a
ppea
rs a
fter
heav
yra
in.
J T
his
trac
k co
ntin
ues
uphi
ll to
the
site
of
“Cuc
koo
Pit”
, bu
t th
e w
alk
runs
alo
ng th
e hi
llsid
e on
the
line
of th
e ol
d ra
ilway
just
bel
ow th
e ca
nal
emba
nkm
ent.
Fol
low
the
fen
ce o
n yo
ur r
ight
alo
ng t
he e
dge
of t
he b
atch
, th
roug
h a
gate
way
D a
nd o
nto
a tr
ack E
.G
o do
wn
the
trac
k, fo
llow
ing
the
fenc
e on
you
r le
ft to
a g
ate
F.
Thr
ough
the
gate
con
tinue
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n as
bef
ore,
follo
win
g th
efe
nce
on y
our
right
to a
gat
eway
ont
o a
trac
k G
.F
ollo
w t
he t
rack
to
the
left,
aro
und
a rig
ht-h
and
bend
and
str
aigh
t on
tow
ards
a b
ridge
acr
oss
the
Cam
Bro
ok
H.
Just
bef
ore
the
brid
ge t
ake
the
foot
path
to
the
left.
U
p th
e sl
ope
I, t
ake
the
step
s up
thro
ugh
a ga
tew
ay o
n th
e le
ft J.
Tur
n rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
the
trac
k al
ong
the
hedg
erow
unt
il it
reac
hes
step
sK
lead
ing
dow
n to
a k
issi
ng g
ate.
In t
he f
ield
bel
ow t
he g
ate,
vee
r le
ftwar
ds a
nd d
own
to a
gat
eway
L
lead
ing
onto
Sto
neag
e La
ne.
Tur
n rig
ht to
war
ds th
e br
idge
M
ove
r th
e C
am B
rook
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 4 )
9M
IDF
OR
DM
ON
KT
ON
CO
MB
E
1.9
km o
r 1.
2 m
iles
Mid
ford
to M
onkt
on C
ombe
A F
rom
the
Hop
e &
Anc
hor p
ub in
Mid
ford
, wal
k do
wn
the
road
, not
ing
the
para
pets
of t
he c
anal
brid
ge.
Just
bel
ow th
e br
idge
turn
left
onto
a fo
otpa
th w
hich
eve
ntua
lly b
ecom
esth
e ca
nal t
owpa
th B.
Fol
low
the
tow
path
as
far
as T
ucki
ng M
ill w
here
it jo
ins
the
road
D
.C
ontin
ue u
p th
e ro
ad in
the
sam
e di
rect
ion
as b
efor
e.T
he ro
ad c
ontin
ues
to a
sha
rp le
ft tu
rn w
hich
uph
ill le
ads
past
the
cem
eter
y
Mon
kton
Com
be to
Mid
ford
G G
o up
hill
from
the
chu
rch
mai
n ga
tes,
the
n, a
fter
a le
ft co
rner
, ta
keth
e do
wnh
ill la
ne o
n th
e le
ft, w
hich
goe
s pa
st th
e ce
met
ery
F.
At t
he b
otto
m o
f the
slo
pe, t
he r
oad
turn
s rig
ht a
nd c
ontin
ues
to T
ucki
ngM
ill D
.E
Opp
osite
Will
iam
Sm
ith’s
hou
se a
t Tuc
king
Mill
, tak
e th
e fo
otpa
th to
the
left.
Con
tinue
to fo
llow
the
path
unt
il yo
u ge
t to
the
B31
10 a
t Mid
ford
A
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 8 )
CA
RLI
NG
CO
TT
DU
NK
ER
TO
N
4
Car
lingc
ott t
o D
unke
rton
Fro
m t
he b
ridge
A o
ver
the
Cam
Bro
ok a
t S
tone
age
Lane
wal
k in
the
dire
ctio
n of
Tun
ley
and
take
the
foo
path
im
med
iate
ly o
n th
e rig
ht
B.
Fol
low
this
pat
h al
ongs
ide
the
Cam
Bro
ok to
a r
oad
C.
Go
left
over
a h
ump-
back
ed s
tone
brid
ge,
past
the
sew
age
wor
ks
D o
nth
e rig
ht a
nd ta
ke th
e le
ft fo
rk u
p to
Eng
ine
Brid
ge
E.
Con
tinue
up
hill
Dun
kert
on to
Car
lingc
ott
N O
ppos
ite D
unke
rton
Chu
rch,
go
up th
e la
ne p
ast t
he P
aris
h H
all,
stop
imm
edia
tely
afte
r th
e fir
st h
ouse
on
the
right
at
the
site
of
Dun
kert
onLi
ttle
Aqu
educ
t M.
Ret
urn
dow
n th
e la
ne 5
0 m
etre
s an
d cl
imb
the
step
s an
d fo
otpa
th
L o
nth
e rig
ht.
At
the
top
of t
he f
ootp
ath,
tur
n rig
ht 3
0 m
etre
s to
the
site
of
a st
one
1.6
km o
r 1
mile
the
cana
l will
bec
ome
appa
rent
.D
At
the
po
int
wh
ere
th
e c
an
al
is b
lock
ed
by
a d
isu
sed
ra
ilwa
yem
bank
men
t, tu
rn r
ight
, th
en f
ollo
w t
he p
ath
left,
alo
ngsi
de t
he C
amB
rook
und
er th
e do
uble
rai
lway
arc
h.T
urn
left,
aw
ay f
rom
the
bro
ok,
then
tur
n rig
ht t
o pi
ck u
p th
e pr
evio
uslin
e of
the
cana
l E.
Fol
low
the
rai
sed
tow
path
, pa
ssin
g a
ston
e br
idge
F
on
your
lef
t an
dM
idfo
rd A
qued
uct G
on
your
rig
ht; f
ollo
w th
e to
wpa
th u
ntil
the
way
isbl
ocke
d by
a p
rivat
e ga
rden
H
.T
urn
left,
cro
ss t
he c
anal
bed
, th
en g
o rig
ht t
hrou
gh a
kis
sing
gat
e an
dco
ntin
ue a
long
the
tra
ck u
nder
a m
etal
brid
ge a
nd a
rai
lway
via
duct
, to
emer
ge o
n th
e B
3110
opp
osite
the
Hop
e &
Anc
hor
pub
in M
idfo
rd
I.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 9 )
and
follo
w th
e fo
ot o
f the
em
bank
men
t bac
k to
the
cana
l tow
path
D
.C
ontin
ue a
long
the
tow
path
with
the
cana
l on
your
rig
ht u
ntil
you
have
pass
ed th
e de
relic
t cha
mbe
rs o
f loc
ks 2
2, 2
1 &
20,
then
clim
b st
eps
tore
ach
a ga
te le
adin
g in
to S
outh
stok
e La
ne
C, a
brid
lew
ay.
Tur
n rig
ht, u
p S
outh
stok
e La
ne, t
hen
imm
edia
tely
left
onto
a p
ath
alon
gth
e to
p of
a s
tone
wha
rf w
all w
ith t
he c
anal
on
your
left
and
a de
relic
tst
one
stru
ctur
e on
the
right
.B
At t
he e
nd o
f the
wal
l, fo
llow
the
path
left
and
then
righ
t; th
ree
infil
led
cana
l loc
ks, 1
9,18
& 1
7, a
re u
nder
the
padd
ock
on y
our
right
.C
ontin
ue u
p th
is p
ath
until
you
em
erge
thr
ough
a k
issi
ng g
ate
onto
aro
ad A
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 7 )
8
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
8
A T
he ro
ad c
ross
ed o
ver t
he c
anal
at t
his
poin
t - a
nd th
e hu
mp
whi
ch th
ebr
idge
cre
ated
can
just
be
disc
erne
d in
the
road
sur
face
. T
here
is a
dip
inth
e p
ub
lic f
oo
tpa
th a
dja
cen
t to
th
e d
ow
nh
ill c
orn
er
of
the
ra
ilwa
yem
bank
men
t, w
hich
cor
resp
onds
to th
e ta
il of
Loc
k 16
. Lo
cks
17, 1
8 &
19 h
ave
been
fille
d in
, but
the
poun
d B
bel
ow L
ock
19 is
stil
l unt
ouch
ed.
The
Low
er L
eat
can
be s
een
lead
ing
off
belo
w t
he l
ocks
tow
ards
the
botto
m o
f the
Incl
ined
Pla
ne [se
e W
alk
7 ]
B T
he s
tone
str
uctu
re is
bel
ieve
d to
hav
e be
en a
sta
ithe
for
supp
ortin
g a
woo
den
chut
e w
hich
load
ed F
ulle
r’s E
arth
into
boa
ts w
aitin
g at
the
wha
rf.
The
re w
as a
Ful
ler’s
Ear
th m
ine
at H
odsh
ill n
earb
y.C
Sou
thst
oke
Brid
ge w
as d
emol
ishe
d in
the
1960
s, b
ut a
sm
all s
ectio
nof
the
N.E
win
g w
all s
tone
wor
k ca
n se
en f
rom
the
bot
tom
of
the
step
s.Lo
cks
20, 2
1 &
22
are
in v
ario
us s
tate
s of
dec
ay a
nd in
fillin
g, b
ut th
eir
outli
ne is
cle
arly
vis
ible
. T
he c
anal
em
bank
men
t al
ong
this
str
etch
has
an
un
usu
al
cro
ss-s
ect
ion
be
cau
se i
t w
as
rais
ed
to
fo
rm a
te
mp
ora
ryra
ilwa
y e
mb
an
kme
nt
for
the
co
ntr
act
or’
s lo
com
otiv
es
bri
ng
ing
in
mat
eria
ls to
bui
ld th
e C
amer
ton
to L
impl
ey S
toke
Rai
lway
.D
to E
The
rai
lway
cut
acr
oss
the
dere
lict c
anal
on
an e
mba
nkm
ent;
nopr
ovis
ion
was
mad
e fo
r ta
king
the
tow
path
thr
ough
the
em
bank
men
t, a
dive
rsio
n th
roug
h th
e ne
arby
brid
ge a
rch
bein
g co
nsid
ered
suf
ficie
nt..
F
Upp
er M
idfo
rd A
ccom
mod
atio
n B
ridge
is t
he o
nly
surv
ivin
g br
idge
on t
he c
anal
stil
l vis
ible
to
the
publ
ic.
It
carr
ied
the
road
fro
m C
ombe
Do
wn
to
Tw
inh
oe
acr
oss
th
e c
an
al
be
fore
th
e S
om
ers
et
an
d D
ors
et
Rai
lway
pro
vide
d an
alte
rnat
ive
rout
e ne
xt to
thei
r vi
aduc
t in
Mid
ford
.G
M
idfo
rd A
qued
uct
carr
ied
the
Sou
ther
n B
ranc
h of
the
can
al f
rom
Rad
stoc
k ac
ross
the
Cam
Bro
ok to
join
the
Nor
ther
n B
ranc
h. I
t bec
ame
disu
sed
whe
n th
e S
&D
Rai
lway
was
bui
lt ov
er t
he S
outh
ern
Bra
nch.
Rec
ently
rest
ored
, thi
s aq
uedu
ct is
one
of t
he fe
w a
rchi
tect
ural
ly p
leas
ing
stru
ctur
es o
n an
oth
erw
ise
utili
taria
n ca
nal.
4
foot
brid
ge K
.
Ret
urn
dow
n th
e fo
otpa
th u
ntil
it be
com
es a
met
alle
d la
ne, g
o th
roug
h a
gate
J in
to th
e fie
ld o
n th
e rig
ht a
nd k
eep
to a
pat
h ju
st b
elow
but
alm
ost
para
llel t
o th
e ra
ilway
and
can
al e
mba
nkm
ent.
Fol
low
this
pat
h, g
radu
ally
dive
rgin
g fr
om t
he e
mba
nkm
ent,
dow
nhill
to
a ga
tew
ay
I in
to t
he la
ne
on y
our
left.
Thr
ough
the
gate
way
turn
righ
t alo
ng th
e la
ne 1
50 m
etre
s, th
en g
o th
roug
h
anot
her
gate
way
H o
n th
e rig
ht; w
alk
para
llel w
ith th
e ro
ad in
the
sam
e
dire
ctio
n as
bef
ore,
afte
r 10
0 m
etre
s ve
er r
ight
and
gra
dual
ly c
limb
the
hill
to a
gat
eway
G.
Cro
ss t
he li
ne o
f th
e ca
nal a
nd r
ailw
ay,
then
thr
ough
a s
econ
d ga
te a
nd
up th
e hi
ll to
With
yditc
h C
hape
l F, w
hich
is v
isib
le o
n th
e ho
rizon
. T
urn
left
dow
n th
e la
ne to
Eng
ine
Brid
ge
E, t
hen
cont
inue
dow
nhill
to a
roa
d
junc
tion,
vee
r rig
ht.
Fol
low
the
road
pas
t the
sew
age
wor
ks
D o
n th
e le
ft, a
nd c
ross
the
Cam
Bro
ok b
y a
hum
p-ba
cked
sto
ne b
ridge
C
. Ta
ke th
e fo
otpa
th o
n th
e rig
ht
and
follo
w t
he C
am B
rook
unt
il yo
u co
me
to S
tone
age
Lane
B
with
a
brid
ge o
n yo
ur le
ft A.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
3 )
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
4
B t
o C
T
he
str
ea
m w
as
div
ert
ed
to
flo
w a
rou
nd
th
e l
ow
er
ed
ge
of
Dun
kert
on C
ollie
ry b
atch
, th
e ca
nal
follo
wed
the
upp
er e
dge
and
was
part
ly c
over
ed b
y sp
ill fr
om th
e ba
tch.
Muc
h of
the
rest
of i
t was
des
troy
eddu
ring
the
build
ing
of th
e co
llier
y ra
ilway
sid
ings
.E
T
his
is t
he s
ite o
f th
e tw
o st
eam
-ope
rate
d be
am p
umpi
ng e
ngin
esw
hich
kep
t th
e ca
nal
supp
lied
with
wat
er f
rom
the
mill
pon
d be
low
.O
rigin
ally
one
of t
he e
ngin
es w
as lo
cate
d in
Eng
ine
Woo
d [
see
Wa
lk 7
]bu
t it
was
mov
ed h
ere
in t
he 1
840s
. I
t w
as t
he f
ailu
re o
f th
e bo
ilers
inth
e la
te 1
890s
whi
ch d
epriv
ed t
he c
anal
of
its m
ain
wat
er s
uppl
y an
d
seal
ed it
s cl
osur
e. T
he s
ite w
as c
lear
ed in
the
early
190
0s to
mak
e w
ayfo
r the
railw
ay to
Dun
kert
on C
ollie
ry a
nd th
e br
idge
was
rebu
ilt in
bric
k.K
The
foun
datio
ns a
nd p
art o
f the
par
apet
of a
foot
brid
ge c
an b
e fo
und
on
on
e s
ide
of
the
pa
th a
nd
th
e c
an
al
ap
pro
ach
to
Du
nke
rto
n L
ittle
Aqu
educ
t is
visi
ble
on th
e op
posi
te s
ide.
M D
unke
rton
Litt
le A
qued
uct c
arrie
d th
e ca
nal a
cros
s T
he H
ollo
w.
The
arch
way
was
dem
olis
hed
in th
e 19
60s
but s
ome
ston
ewor
k is
stil
l vis
ible
at o
ne s
ide
of th
e ro
ad a
nd th
e ca
nal b
ed is
hig
h up
on
the
othe
r.
to th
e rig
ht.
Opp
osite
With
yditc
h C
hape
l F g
o th
roug
h th
e ga
te o
n th
e rig
ht,
dow
nst
eps,
and
str
aigh
t dow
n th
e fie
ld to
ano
ther
gat
e G
.C
ross
the
old
rai
lway
alig
nmen
t an
d go
dia
gona
lly le
ftwar
ds d
own
the
emba
nkm
ent,
thro
ugh
a ga
te a
nd d
own
to a
gat
eway
in t
he b
otto
m le
ftco
rner
of t
he fi
eld H
. E
mer
ge o
nto
the
road
and
turn
left.
Go
thro
ugh
the
next
gat
eway
on
the
left
I an
d up
the
field
dia
gona
lly to
the
right
.T
hrou
gh t
he g
ate J
turn
left
up t
he la
ne.
30
met
res
beyo
nd t
he h
ouse
,co
me
to th
e si
te o
f a b
ridge
K
.R
etur
n do
wn
the
lane
and
tur
n le
ft do
wn
som
e st
eps
and
a fo
otpa
th
Lju
st b
efor
e th
e ho
use.
At t
he b
otto
m o
f the
foot
path
, em
erge
ont
o a
road
and
turn
left
to th
e si
teof
Dun
kert
on L
ittle
Aqu
educ
t M,
whi
ch i
s im
med
iate
ly a
fter
the
first
hous
e on
the
right
.T
urn
arou
nd a
nd g
o do
wn
the
road
to D
unke
rton
Chu
rch
N.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
5 )
BR
IDG
E F
AR
MM
IDF
OR
D
8
Brid
ge F
arm
to M
idfo
rd
A F
rom
the
roa
d ou
tsid
e B
ridge
Far
m,
follo
w t
he d
ownh
ill f
ootp
ath
thro
ugh
a ki
ssin
g ga
te to
a c
ontin
uatio
n of
the
tow
path
with
infil
led
lock
s17
, 18
& 1
9 fo
rmin
g a
gras
sy p
addo
ck o
n yo
ur le
ft.B
The
pat
h tu
rns
shar
p le
ft an
d th
en r
ight
, th
en r
uns
alon
g th
e to
p of
ast
one
wha
rf w
ith a
der
elic
t sto
ne s
truc
ture
on
your
left.
C A
t Sou
thst
oke
Lane
, a b
ridle
way
, tur
n rig
ht d
ownh
ill a
nd im
med
iate
lyle
ft do
wn
step
s, to
con
tinue
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n as
bef
ore
On
your
left
are
the
dere
lict
cham
bers
of
lock
s 20
, 21
& 2
2; g
radu
ally
Mid
ford
to B
ridge
Far
m
I F
rom
the
the
Hop
e &
Anc
hor
pub,
cro
ss t
he B
3110
and
des
cend
the
step
s di
rect
ly o
ppos
ite .
Fol
low
the
pat
h un
der
the
railw
ay v
iadu
ct a
nd m
etal
brid
ge,
afte
r 10
0m
etre
s go
thro
ugh
a ga
te
H to
the
cana
l bed
.Jo
in t
he c
anal
tow
path
and
fol
low
it
past
Mid
ford
Aqu
educ
t G
on
the
left
an
d a
sto
ne
bri
dg
e
F o
n t
he
rig
ht
un
til
you
re
ach
a r
ailw
ay
emba
nkm
ent.
E T
urn
left
at th
e em
bank
men
t, th
en r
ight
und
er th
e do
uble
rai
lway
arc
h
LOW
ER
LO
CK
FLI
GH
T
2 km
or
1.2
mile
s
DU
NK
ER
TO
NC
OM
BE
HA
Y T
UN
NE
L
5
Dun
kert
on to
Com
be H
ay T
unne
l
A W
ith y
our b
ack
to D
unke
rton
Chu
rch,
turn
righ
t and
go
alon
g th
e ro
adto
the
A36
7B
Tur
n le
ft up
hill
to th
e la
yby C
and
then
con
tinue
a fu
rthe
r 10
0 m
etre
sto
vie
w D
Dun
kert
on B
ig A
qued
uct i
n th
e va
lley
on y
our
left.
Ret
urn
dow
nhill
to
the
botto
m o
f th
e la
yby,
the
n cr
oss
the
A36
7 to
the
trac
k F
opp
osite
.
Com
be H
ay T
unne
l to
Dun
kert
onW
ith y
our b
ack
to th
e th
atch
ed c
otta
ge
K a
nd th
e gr
assy
tria
ngle
on
your
right
, go
up th
e la
ne w
hich
is in
fron
t of y
ou b
ut s
light
ly to
the
left.
Tur
n le
ft at
the
first
junc
tion J
.C
ontin
ue p
ast
a le
ft ha
nd b
end
and
a rig
ht h
and
bend
I,
afte
r w
hich
the
cana
l em
bank
men
t wal
l will
be
seen
gra
dual
ly e
mer
ging
abo
ve th
e rig
htha
nd s
ide
of th
e ro
ad.
At t
he ju
nctio
n H w
ith th
e A
367,
cro
ss th
e ro
ad a
nd tu
rn r
ight
uph
ill.
1.2
km o
r 0.
82 m
iles
Row
ley
Far
m to
Brid
ge F
arm
A T
he p
ublic
foo
tpat
h co
ntin
ues
stra
ight
thr
ough
Row
ley
Far
m,
then
follo
w th
e tr
ack
until
it r
each
es p
rivat
e pr
oper
ty.
B T
urn
right
dow
nhill
fol
low
ing
the
field
bou
ndar
y fe
nce
to m
eet
the
cana
l at t
he b
otto
m
C.
Tur
n le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
can
al t
owpa
th u
ntil
you
reac
h th
e si
te o
f th
epu
mpi
ng e
ngin
e D, t
he p
ath
veer
s to
the
right
of t
he e
ngin
e si
te a
nd th
ende
scen
ds v
ery
stee
ply.
E A
t the
bot
tom
of t
he s
lope
, cro
ss th
e sm
all w
oode
n pl
ank
brid
ge o
ver
“The
Bul
l’s N
ose”
str
eam
.T
urn
right
and
wal
k do
wn
the
path
pas
t the
lock
s.P
ass
lock
s 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
& 1
5 F o
n yo
ur r
ight
, th
en g
o th
roug
h th
era
ilway
arc
h G to
the
road
H.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
8 )
Brid
ge F
arm
to R
owle
y F
arm
H F
rom
the
road
go
thro
ugh
the
rai
lway
arc
h G
to a
vie
w o
f Loc
k 15
.F
Tak
e th
e pa
th o
n th
e rig
ht o
f Loc
k 15
.P
ass
lock
s 15
, 14
, 13
, 12
& 1
1 on
you
r le
ft, t
hen
follo
w t
he p
ath
whi
chbr
anch
es to
the
left.
E C
ross
the
smal
l woo
den
plan
k br
idge
ove
r “T
he B
ull’s
Nos
e” s
trea
m.
Clim
b th
e st
eep
path
to E
ngin
e W
ood
D; a
t the
top,
the
site
of t
he p
umpi
ngen
gine
is o
n yo
ur r
ight
and
the
Upp
er R
each
of t
he c
anal
lead
s aw
ay to
the
left.
Fol
low
the
tow
path
alo
ng th
e U
pper
Rea
ch o
f the
can
al.
C W
hen
you
reac
h th
e en
d of
the
acc
essi
ble
tow
path
, tu
rn r
ight
and
follo
w th
e tr
ack
to th
e to
p of
the
field
.B
At t
he to
p of
the
field
, tur
n le
ft an
d ta
ke th
e tr
ack
to R
owle
y F
arm
A
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 6 )
7
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
7T
he u
pper
and
low
er s
ectio
ns o
f th
e ca
nal d
iffer
ed in
hei
ght
by 1
35 f
t(4
1 m
etre
s) s
o a
lock
flig
ht w
as p
lann
ed to
car
ry b
oats
bet
wee
n th
e tw
ole
vels
. B
efo
re c
on
stru
ctio
n c
ou
ld b
eg
in,
a n
ew
ly-i
nve
nte
d b
oa
t lif
t,R
ob
ert
We
ldo
n’s
Hyd
rost
ati
ck C
ais
son
Lo
ck,
pro
mis
ed
a m
ore
econ
omic
al s
olut
ion.
One
Cai
sson
Loc
k w
as b
uilt
and
wor
k be
gun
on a
seco
nd w
hen
prob
lem
s ca
used
by
geol
ogy
and
the
avai
labl
e m
ater
ials
of
the
day
caus
ed a
cat
astr
ophi
c fa
ilure
. A
tem
pora
ry In
clin
ed P
lane
(gra
vity
-op
erat
ed fu
nicu
lar r
ailw
ay) w
as in
stal
led
to g
et th
e co
al tr
ade
goin
g w
hile
fund
s w
ere
rais
ed to
bui
ld th
e pr
evio
usly
-pla
nned
lock
flig
ht.
The
Low
erR
each
ext
ende
d th
e ca
nal t
o an
unl
oadi
ng p
latfo
rm a
t the
bot
tom
of t
hepl
ane
and
was
fed
with
wat
er b
y a
leat
from
the
Cam
Bro
ok.
The
lock
flig
ht n
eede
d a
wat
er s
uppl
y, s
o a
Bou
lton
& W
att b
eam
eng
ine
was
inst
alle
d to
rai
se w
ater
to th
e U
pper
Rea
ch, c
onst
antly
rep
leni
shin
gth
e to
p le
vel o
f the
can
al a
bove
Loc
k 1.
The
wat
er c
ame
from
the
Cam
Bro
ok L
eat,
with
a c
ut-o
ff se
ctio
n of
the
Low
er R
each
act
ing
as a
silt
settl
emen
t po
nd.
Fro
m t
here
it
was
con
veye
d by
a t
unne
l du
g de
epun
derg
roun
d to
the
botto
m o
f the
pum
pim
g en
gine
wel
l.W
hen
the
cana
l clo
sed,
a r
ailw
ay w
as b
uilt
alon
g th
e va
lley,
cut
ting
into
the
tow
path
bel
ow L
ocks
2 &
3 a
nd c
ross
ing
the
lock
flig
ht a
t Loc
k 16
,w
hich
has
bee
n lo
st u
nder
neat
h th
e em
bank
men
t G
.N
OT
E:
Wh
en
th
e C
ais
son
fa
iled
it
wa
s d
em
olis
he
d a
nd
th
e a
rea
lan
dsc
ap
ed
, th
ere
is n
oth
ing
left o
n th
e s
urf
ace
or f
or s
om
e c
on
sid
era
ble
de
pth
, so
ple
ase
do
no
t b
e t
em
pte
d t
o t
resp
ass
on
priva
te p
rop
ert
y in
sea
rch
of
an
y re
ma
ins.
5
Fol
low
the
trac
k to
a la
new
ay
G a
nd tu
rn r
ight
, dow
nhill
.R
ejoi
n th
e A
367
and
cont
inue
dow
nhill
to
turn
left
H in
to t
he C
ombe
Hay
roa
d.F
ollo
w t
he r
oad
dow
n an
d th
en u
p to
a r
ight
han
d be
nd,
cont
inue
with
the
cana
l em
bank
men
t wal
l on
your
left
as fa
r as
the
first
left
corn
er
I.C
ontin
ue t
o fo
llow
the
roa
d th
roug
h a
right
han
d co
rner
and
the
n tu
rnrig
ht, d
ownh
ill, a
t the
‘T’ j
unct
ion J
.T
he ro
ad re
ache
s a
cros
sroa
ds
K, u
nder
neat
h w
hich
is C
ombe
Hay
Tun
nel.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
6 )
Co
ntin
ue
up
hill
pa
st t
he
Du
nke
rto
n r
oa
d
B t
o t
he
la
yby C
an
d t
he
nco
ntin
ue a
furt
her
100
met
res D to
vie
w D
unke
rton
Big
Aqu
educ
t in
the
valle
y on
you
r le
ft.R
etur
n do
wnh
ill t
o th
e bo
ttom
of
the
layb
y, t
hen
cros
s th
e A
367
to t
hetr
ack
F o
ppos
ite.
Fol
low
the
trac
k to
a la
new
ay
G a
nd tu
rn r
ight
, dow
nhill
.R
ejoi
n th
e A
367.
C
ontin
ue d
ownh
ill t
o cr
oss
the
A36
7 at
B
int
o th
eD
unke
rton
Roa
d.W
alk
alon
g th
e ro
ad to
the
chur
ch
A.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
4 )
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
5
C
Orig
inal
ly t
he c
anal
ran
thr
ough
a b
ridge
und
er t
he o
ld r
oad,
one
para
pet
is s
till
visi
ble
in t
he g
rass
bet
wee
n th
e la
yby
and
the
mod
ern
road
, the
oth
er fo
rms
part
of t
he la
yby
wal
l.D
D
unke
rton
Big
Aqu
educ
t sp
anne
d th
e S
ever
com
be V
alle
y an
d th
ear
ch w
as b
ig e
noug
h to
tak
e la
den
farm
car
ts.
A s
trea
m w
hich
run
sdo
wn
the
valle
y w
as d
iver
ted
thro
ugh
the
arch
way
in
an u
nder
grou
ndst
one
cond
uit.
F A
mile
ston
e (m
inus
its
plat
e) s
urvi
ves
on th
e ba
nk b
esid
e th
e ca
nal
G T
his
was
the
site
of F
osse
way
Brid
ge o
ver
the
cana
l.H
T
he r
ow o
f ho
uses
her
e w
as o
nce
The
Sw
an I
nn,
whe
re W
illia
mS
mith
lodg
ed w
hils
t sur
veyi
ng th
e ca
nal r
oute
and
one
eve
ning
wro
te in
his
diar
y a
note
abo
ut s
omet
hing
he
had
disc
over
ed d
urin
g hi
s w
ork
onth
e ca
nal t
hat d
ay.
He
wro
te th
at fo
ssils
wer
e la
id d
own
in a
con
sist
ent
orde
r an
d co
uld
be u
sed
to id
entif
y st
rata
in a
muc
h m
ore
accu
rate
way
than
the
prev
ious
app
roxi
mat
e cl
assi
fifca
tion.
Thi
s m
eant
that
he
coul
did
entif
y th
e po
sitio
n of
sam
ples
fro
m t
rial b
orin
gs in
the
suc
cess
ion
of
stra
ta a
nd p
redi
ct t
he p
roba
bilit
y of
str
ikin
g va
luab
le c
oal
seam
s an
dot
her
min
eral
s. T
his
disc
over
y fo
unde
d th
e m
oder
n sc
ienc
e of
Geo
logy
.[S
ee
Wa
lk 9
fo
r m
ore
de
tails ]
I T
his
was
the
site
of
a sw
ivel
brid
ge a
cros
s th
e ca
nal,
the
road
was
dive
rted
fro
m it
s or
igin
al s
trai
ght
line
so a
s to
cro
ss a
t rig
ht a
ngle
s.
Inth
e st
able
yar
d ne
arby
is a
mile
ston
e re
cove
red
from
the
cana
l.I t
o K
The
line
of t
he c
anal
was
obl
itera
ted
by th
e ra
ilway
, whi
ch h
as in
turn
bee
n ob
liter
ated
by
land
fill.
K C
ombe
Hay
Tun
nel,
whi
ch ru
ns d
iago
nally
und
erne
ath
the
cros
s ro
ads,
was
orig
inal
ly b
uilt
as a
can
al tu
nnel
, but
was
late
r dee
pene
d an
d w
iden
edto
tak
e th
e ra
ilway
lin
e.
Som
e of
the
can
al s
tone
wor
k is
stil
l vi
sibl
ebe
hind
the
east
ern
port
al a
nd fo
rmin
g th
e ba
ck w
all o
f the
tunn
el ’r
efug
es’.
Whe
n th
e ra
ilway
was
bei
ng b
uilt,
the
mai
n ‘b
ase
cam
p’ fo
r the
con
tact
ors
was
est
ablis
hed
in t
empo
rary
woo
den
huts
alo
ngsi
de t
he c
anal
on
the
Com
be H
ay s
ide
of th
e tu
nnel
.
RO
WLE
Y F
AR
MB
RID
GE
FA
RM
7U
PP
ER
LO
CK
FLI
GH
T
1.5
km o
r 0.
9 m
iles
CO
MB
E H
AY T
UN
NE
LR
OW
LEY
FA
RM
6
Com
be H
ay T
unne
l to
Row
ley
Far
m
A W
ith th
e th
atch
ed c
otta
ge b
ehin
d yo
u an
d th
e gr
assy
tria
ngle
in fr
ont,
wal
k ac
ross
the
tria
ngle
and
up
the
road
, lo
ok f
or a
per
mis
sive
pat
h on
the
right
.B
Tak
e th
e pe
rmis
sive
pat
h, k
eepi
ng c
lose
to th
e bo
unda
ry fe
nce
on y
our
left
(thi
s di
verg
es fr
om th
e m
ade-
up d
rivew
ay).
The
pat
h sl
opes
dow
n th
e si
de o
f an
emba
nkm
ent
C th
en tu
rns
right
into
the
tunn
el o
f Com
be H
ay A
qued
uct,
whi
ch is
sha
red
with
a s
trea
m.
D E
mer
ging
fro
m t
he t
unne
l, tu
rn le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
woo
dlan
d pa
th t
oso
me
step
s.E
Clim
b th
e st
eps
and
turn
rig
ht, a
long
the
driv
e of
Rec
tory
Lod
ge.
F A
t th
e la
new
ay,
turn
rig
ht a
nd g
o do
wnh
ill t
o m
eet
the
road
at
The
Whe
atsh
eaf p
ub.
G T
urn
left
up th
e ro
ad, t
hen
take
the
next
left
fork
uph
ill to
H
, Loc
k 1,
and
Row
ley
Far
m I.
(Co
ntin
ue
d a
s W
alk
7 )
Row
ley
Far
m to
Com
be H
ay T
unne
l
I W
alk
dow
n th
e tr
ack
from
Row
ley
Far
m p
ast L
ock
1 H
and
bea
r rig
htat
the
road
junc
tion.
Con
tinue
dow
nhill
unt
il yo
u re
ach
The
Whe
atsh
eaf
pub
G,
turn
rig
htan
d w
alk
up th
e st
eep
lane
on
the
left
of th
e pu
b ca
r pa
rk a
cces
s ro
ad.
F A
t the
cem
eter
y ga
tes
turn
left
dow
n th
e dr
ive
of R
ecto
ry L
odge
.B
efor
e th
e Lo
dge
entr
ance
, go
dow
n st
eps
E o
n th
e le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
path
thro
ugh
woo
dlan
d.D
The
pat
h tu
rns
right
into
the
tunn
el o
f Com
be H
ay A
qued
uct,
whi
ch is
shar
ed w
ith a
str
eam
.C
At t
he fa
r en
d of
the
tunn
el, t
urn
shar
p le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
perm
issi
vepa
th u
p th
e em
bank
men
t slo
pe w
ith a
bou
ndar
y fe
nce
on y
our
right
.C
ontin
ue fo
llow
ing
the
boun
dary
fenc
e un
til y
ou r
each
the
road
B
.T
urn
left
dow
n th
e ro
ad to
Com
be H
ay T
unne
l A
.(C
on
tinu
ed
as
Wa
lk 5 )
1.3
km o
r 0.
8 m
iles
6
Thi
ngs
to s
ee o
n W
alk
6
B
The
per
mis
sive
pat
h ru
ns a
long
side
a d
rivew
ay w
hich
was
bui
lt on
the
cour
se o
f th
e ra
ilway
whi
ch,
in t
urn,
was
bui
lt on
the
cou
rse
of t
heca
nal.
C t
o D
T
he r
ailw
ay r
e-us
ed t
he a
lignm
ent
of t
he c
anal
, bu
t a
wid
erem
bank
men
t was
nee
ded
at th
is p
oint
for
grea
ter
stre
ngth
. T
he e
xist
ing
aque
duct
tun
nel w
as le
ft in
pla
ce,
but
leng
then
ed a
t ea
ch e
nd t
o al
low
for
the
wid
er b
ase
of t
he e
mba
nkm
ent.
Ins
ide
the
aque
duct
tun
nel t
hece
ntra
l se
ctio
n is
the
orig
inal
can
al s
truc
ture
whi
ch w
as a
rche
d w
ithst
one,
whi
lst
the
two
oute
r se
ctio
ns a
re m
ade
of b
rick
and
wer
e ad
ded
late
r du
ring
the
railw
ay c
onst
ruct
ion.
The
re is
evi
denc
e th
at p
art o
f the
cent
ral
ston
e se
ctio
n w
as s
tren
gthe
ned
at s
ome
time
by a
n ad
ditio
nal
ston
e rin
g.
The
rai
lway
eng
inee
ring
plan
s sh
ow t
hat
the
stre
am w
asin
tend
ed t
o ru
n in
a c
ondu
it un
dern
eath
the
sto
ne s
labs
, bu
t th
e co
ndui
tap
pear
s to
be
bloc
ked
and
the
slab
s br
oken
in p
lace
s.H
The
can
al s
plits
into
two
bran
ches
; the
Upp
er R
each
con
tinue
s al
ong
the
cont
our
lead
ing
ultim
atel
y to
the
pum
ping
eng
ine
site
, the
mai
n lin
ego
es d
own
the
lock
flig
ht, n
umbe
red
from
1 a
t the
top
to 2
2 at
the
botto
m.
The
Upp
er R
each
was
orig
inal
ly c
reat
ed to
feed
the
Cai
sson
Loc
ks [
see
Walk
7 ] b
ut w
as e
vent
ually
ext
ende
d to
form
a c
onve
nien
t way
of t
akin
gco
al s
uppl
ies
to th
e pu
mpi
ng e
ngin
e an
d re
turn
ing
wat
er fr
om th
e en
gine
into
the
high
est p
art o
f the
can
al a
bove
the
lock
flig
ht.
Whe
n th
e C
aiss
onLo
cks
faile
d, a
tem
pora
ry In
clin
ed P
lane
rai
lway
was
use
d to
car
ry c
oal
from
the
Upp
er R
each
to
the
Low
er R
each
to
get
the
trad
e go
ing
whi
leth
e lo
ck fl
ight
was
bei
ng c
onst
ruct
ed.
The
spi
llway
s bu
ilt in
to th
e to
p pa
ddle
sto
new
ork
of L
ock
1 se
t the
leve
lof
the
entir
e le
ngth
of c
anal
from
her
e to
Pau
lton.
The
sm
all w
harf
wal
lha
s m
oorin
g rin
gs s
et in
to th
e to
p of
it a
nd th
ese
wou
ld h
ave
been
to ti
eup
boa
ts w
aitin
g th
eir
turn
to g
o do
wn
the
lock
flig
ht; a
n ol
d ph
otog
raph
show
s th
at th
ere
was
a w
ell-b
eate
n tr
ack
from
her
e do
wn
to a
pub
in th
eva
lley.
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