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1830 ' Glastonbury Canal - We have great pleasure in announcing that the foundation stone of the Iron Aqueduct, conducting this Canal across the river Brue, about a mile below the town of Glastonbury, was laid on Wednesday last, by the Mayor, Thomas Maddison, esq; amidst the cheers and acclamations of a large assemblage of neighbouring population. The work will be completed in the course of a fortnight, and we may congratulate not only the town of Glastonbury, and the towns and villages in its immediate vicinity, on the advantageous prospects which this undertaking holds out to them, but we may go farther and anticipate its extension, either by rail road or boat canal, to the neighbourhood of Sherborne and Yeovil, across the county of Dorset, to Dorchester, Poole, and Weymouth. Indeed it appears that such an extension is not only probable, but that it must take place whenever this undertaking is completed, and a trade commenced; this will be in the autumn of next year. The expense of the undertaking falls some thousands short of the original very low estimate of £18,000— Dorset County Chronicle.' <ref>Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 4 November 1830</ref> | 1830 ' Glastonbury Canal - We have great pleasure in announcing that the foundation stone of the Iron Aqueduct, conducting this Canal across the river Brue, about a mile below the town of Glastonbury, was laid on Wednesday last, by the Mayor, Thomas Maddison, esq; amidst the cheers and acclamations of a large assemblage of neighbouring population. The work will be completed in the course of a fortnight, and we may congratulate not only the town of Glastonbury, and the towns and villages in its immediate vicinity, on the advantageous prospects which this undertaking holds out to them, but we may go farther and anticipate its extension, either by rail road or boat canal, to the neighbourhood of Sherborne and Yeovil, across the county of Dorset, to Dorchester, Poole, and Weymouth. Indeed it appears that such an extension is not only probable, but that it must take place whenever this undertaking is completed, and a trade commenced; this will be in the autumn of next year. The expense of the undertaking falls some thousands short of the original very low estimate of £18,000— Dorset County Chronicle.' <ref>Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 4 November 1830</ref> | ||
Opened in 1833 and closed in 1854. The hope was that it would both revive the trade of the town and help to drain the Levels. Though it appeared successful in the early years, the canal became obstructed by the rising peat bed. The company was bought out by the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] by 1848, who resold it to the Somerset Central Railway in 1852. In 1854, following closure the river crossing and wharf area were dismantled.<ref>English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey - Somerset Extensive Urban Survey - GLASTONBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT by Clare Gathercole. Somerset County Council, 2003</ref> | Opened in 1833 and closed in 1854. The hope was that it would both revive the trade of the town and help to drain the Levels. Though it appeared successful in the early years, the canal became obstructed by the rising peat bed. The company was bought out by the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] by 1848, who resold it to the [[Somerset Central Railway]] in 1852. In 1854, following closure the river crossing and wharf area were dismantled.<ref>English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey - Somerset Extensive Urban Survey - GLASTONBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT by Clare Gathercole. Somerset County Council, 2003</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 31 October 2014
Between Highbridge and Glastonbury, Somerset.
1830 ' Glastonbury Canal - We have great pleasure in announcing that the foundation stone of the Iron Aqueduct, conducting this Canal across the river Brue, about a mile below the town of Glastonbury, was laid on Wednesday last, by the Mayor, Thomas Maddison, esq; amidst the cheers and acclamations of a large assemblage of neighbouring population. The work will be completed in the course of a fortnight, and we may congratulate not only the town of Glastonbury, and the towns and villages in its immediate vicinity, on the advantageous prospects which this undertaking holds out to them, but we may go farther and anticipate its extension, either by rail road or boat canal, to the neighbourhood of Sherborne and Yeovil, across the county of Dorset, to Dorchester, Poole, and Weymouth. Indeed it appears that such an extension is not only probable, but that it must take place whenever this undertaking is completed, and a trade commenced; this will be in the autumn of next year. The expense of the undertaking falls some thousands short of the original very low estimate of £18,000— Dorset County Chronicle.' [1]
Opened in 1833 and closed in 1854. The hope was that it would both revive the trade of the town and help to drain the Levels. Though it appeared successful in the early years, the canal became obstructed by the rising peat bed. The company was bought out by the Bristol and Exeter Railway by 1848, who resold it to the Somerset Central Railway in 1852. In 1854, following closure the river crossing and wharf area were dismantled.[2]