Dorset and Somerset Canal
Partially-built and abandoned canal in South-West England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dorset and Somerset Canal was a proposed canal in southwestern England. The main line was intended to link Poole, Dorset with the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. A branch was to go from the main line at Frome to the southern reaches of the Somerset coalfield at Nettlebridge. Construction of the branch started in 1786, using boat lifts rather than locks to cope with changes of level, but the company ran out of money and the canal was abandoned in 1803, never to be completed.
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Specifications | |
Locks | 0 |
Status | Abandoned, not completed |
History | |
Date of act | 1796 |
Date completed | not completed |
Geography | |
Start point | Nettlebridge |
End point | Frome junction |
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