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Canals in Tameside: Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Ashton Canal, Beat Bank Branch Canal, Fairbottom Branch Canal

Canals in Tameside: Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Ashton Canal, Beat Bank Branch Canal, Fairbottom Branch Canal


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Chapters: Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Ashton Canal, Beat Bank Branch Canal, Fairbottom Branch Canal, Dukinfield Junction. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lock 1E - Start of the Huddersfield narrow Canal The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under 20 miles (32 km) from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin at Huddersfield to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne. It crosses the Pennines by means of 74 locks and the Standedge Tunnel. The canal was first proposed in 1793 at a meeting in the George Hotel, Huddersfield. Its engineer was Benjamin Outram on the recommendation of William Jessop. His plan was to start from the Huddersfield Broad Canal and follow the River Colne with a climb of 438 feet (134 m) to its summit, where it would pass through a tunnel at Standedge before descending through Saddleworth and the Tame valley to the Ashton Canal near Ashton-under-Lyne. There were many Woollen, worsted and cotton mills along its route which promised ample trade. However there was the possible problem of the loss of their water supplies, so Outram proposed to build a number of reservoirs. Construction began in 1794 with the marking out of the route. The practice was to set up a line of pegs or stakes about 150 feet (46 m) apart so that their tops would indicate the intended water level. It would then be possible to construct the appropriate embankments and cuttings. As engineer, Outram provided an oversight of the work, whilst also occupied by other projects. The day to day management was carried out by contractors employed and organised by the canal company committee. Progress was slow and erratic. It was ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=69866


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157315971
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 46
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157315976
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Ashton Canal, Beat Bank Branch Canal, Fairbottom Branch Canal
  • Width: 229 mm


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