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	Waterway restoration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Waterway restoration is the activity of restoring a canal or river, including special features such as warehouse buildings, locks, boat lifts, and boats.
		Due to the construction of the railways and the style of construction of most UK canals, large parts of the UK's canal system were abandoned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
		At the present time, canal restoration in the UK is carried out by a mixture of volunteers and professionals working on a large variety of projects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterway_restoration (223 words)

	The Grantham College Local Information Page on the Student Zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Grantham was the centre of communication routes in the past and the town was a favourite stop for noblemen and kings who would stop in the town and use the many Inns and hostelries as they journeyed through the town by stagecoach.
		Grantham was a junction and an important refuelling stop on the Great Northern Railway and later the LNER main east coast line between London and Edinburgh.
		Canals are being restored at a faster rate today than they were originally built in the canal mania period.
	www.thestudentzone.com /colleges/granthamlocal.html (541 words)

	Waterway Recovery Group Forestry Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal is in the ownership of British Waterways and is classed as a remainder waterway.
		The local canal society are ambitious for the restoration of the Grantham Canal, and plans certainly seem thorough.
		Although a bat survey on this stretch of canal has remained inconclusive, care was taken to retain any standing timber which was perceived to have attributes which may later provide refuge for any potential bat populations in the area.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /alison_johnson/grantham.htm (330 words)

	Grantham Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although Grantham was not big in the mining industry or abundant with quarries it was a large farming area and was exporting enough goods to make the building of a canal worth while.
		Following the closure of the canal nothing changed for many decades, it continued to be left to its own devices and only the sections at either end, in the growing suburbs of Nottingham and Grantham, became blocked or filled in.
		All along the navigable portion of the canal, which is currently 4½ miles long, are ¼-mile distance posts which all appear to be made of cast iron though closer inspection shows that the canal society have replaced a number of lost posts with very realistically painted wooden ones.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/grantham.htm (6117 words)

	Nottingham Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal bed, despite being marked in blue on most maps, is dry but is now used as a public footpath on both sides of the main road.
		To the south east the canal is just a dry footpath but to the north west it is a soggy, weedy ditch with a footpath (the former towpath) alongside.
		The Erewash Canal is now (literally) only a stones a throw away to the west though any stones heading east from the Erewash Canal would not be met with a splash in the Nottingham Canal as it is completely dry from here to its terminus just one mile away.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/nottingham.htm (5132 words)

	☞ Internet guide - Recreation - Boating - Canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal links Bolton and Bury to Salford in the UK and was built as a cheap form of transport for the goods being produced there.
		University of Rochester students' documentation of the history of the Erie Canal and its successor, the New York State Barge Canal, with concentration on the impact on New York and America in the nineteenth century.
		This canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an all-Canadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.guide.vang.net /Guide/Recreation/Boating/Canals (1387 words)

	A Journey down the Grantham Canal - 1881 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal was peaceful as I passed the skin works and into the countryside.
		I left the canal at the roving bridge and joined the throng returning to their homes after a hard day at the brick and plaster works.
		At Berry Hill the canal starts it's descent to the Vale of Trent and at the top lock lives Robert Wesson the canal foreman labourer and Robert Lilly at 70 still occupied as a Carpenter.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Grantham-Trip-1881.htm (1553 words)

	Body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal can be accessed at a whole series of points were roads intersect the canal and several of them have been provided with car parks (but it is possible to park at most points).
		Water Voles have been recorded on the canal although they seem to have declined and it is hoped that otters will use the canal as a route into the county from Lincolnshire.
		The canal supports 15 out of the 21 species of dragonfly found in the county, although curiously non of the rarities have been found along the canal.
	dyne.members.beeb.net /sites---grantham-canal.htm (558 words)

	PNRC0341 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The length of the canal is inconsiderable, being only one mile and a half, with one lock 126 feet long, 36 feet wide, and 27 feet high within the walls; which lock, independent of the charge for piling and foundations, cost upwards of £14,000.
		THIS canal, three hundred yards long and 19 feet deep, the whole of which is cut through the solid rock, was executed in the year 1764, at the expense of Sir J. Duval, for the purpose of connecting Hartlepool Harbour, on the coast of Durham, with the sea.
		This canal was executed in due course; and, in the year 1792, an act of parliament passed for making and maintaining a canal from Manchester to or near Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham; and, in the year 1793, the work of this canal was in a great state of forwardness.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/PNRC0341.htm (4021 words)

	Societies and restoration
		The society was formed in 1987 with the aims of preserving the line of the canal, the immediate restoration for multi-purpose recreation of all parts of the canal which remain in water, the eventual restoration of the whole canal to full navigable standard and to foster interest in the canal.
		The Thames and Medway Canal Association was formed in 1976 to halt the deterioration of the canal and its environs and promote its use as a multipurpose amenity.
		The Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society was formed in 1969 to promote the restoration, conservation and improvement of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal and adjacent waterways for the use and benefit of the public.
	www.thewaterweb.net /Waterweb/Restoration.htm (2291 words)

	07-02-2005 Grantham Canal : British Waterways
		The restoration plans for the Grantham Canal took a major step forward today with the Grantham Canal Partnership announcing that funding is now in place to recruit a full time Restoration and Regeneration Manager for the Canal.
		Grantham Canal Partnership Chair Tony Wilkinson said; “Having a dedicated specialist in place will make a huge difference to our efforts in restoring the Canal and fulfilling our commitment to open the canal to boats by 2015.
		British Waterways is the public corporation responsible for the care and maintenance of the UK’s 2,000 mile, 200-year-old network of canals and navigable rivers.
	www.britishwaterways.co.uk /newsroom/stories/grantham_canal.html (391 words)

	NarrowboatWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		British Waterways and Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust spearheaded the £800,000 initiative to restore Froghall Basin at the terminus of the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire Moorlands.
		The aim is to restore the waterway from the Kennet and Avon Canal near Melksham to the Thames near Abingdon.
		THE Inland Waterways Association has awarded a grant of £10,000 to the Grantham Canal Partnership towards the cost of a feasibility study to determine a route to reconnect the Grantham Canal to the River Trent in Nottingham.
	www.narrowboatworld.com /NBW__restoration.htm (1521 words)

	The Trent Link
		When constructed in the 1790's the Grantham Canal entered the River Trent close to what is now the Lady Bay road bridge.
		We acknowledge the recognition given in the plan of the potential value of the Grantham Canal and all credit to the council for their vision and commitment to the concept.
		After all, the Grantham Canal is probably the single most important leisure, employment and recreational opportunity within the borough boundaries.
	www.granthamcanal.com /rest/link.htm (680 words)

	Barkestone Plungar Redmile Parish Council
		The Grantham canal is at a cross roads, it has many defects that could lead to loss of water and loss of the amenity the canal currently offers.
		The canal is of regional importance for a wide range of users and British Waterways invite local communities to join the partnership to take the Strategy forward, this is not a request for a financial input from the parish council although there will be opportunities for local projects.
		It was reported that a motor bike is being driven in the children's playpark and along the canal bank, this should be reported to the police.
	home.freeuk.net /parish.clerk/min020513.html (1287 words)

	Features - Grantham Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
		Development of the former Grantham Canal Basin is part of the Three Shires Project that aims to reopen the canal throughout its length, from the Trent to the centre of town near the district council rubbish tip on Alexandra Road.
		Owned and maintained by British Waterways, the 200-year-old Grantham Canal is capable of carrying large cruisers on its pretty route through the Vale of Belvoir.
		The severance of the final mile to Grantham by the A1 bypass embankment and the infilling of the basin.
	www.granthamtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=836&ArticleID=779084 (707 words)

	Grantham Canal: Waterscape.com
		The Grantham Canal was closed to commercial traffic in 1929, but is now undergoing restoration towards full navigation.
		Almost all the canal is still in water, and locks have been rebuilt.
		During the years of dereliction, the Grantham Canal has become a valuable wetland habitat for local wildlife.
	www.waterscape.com /Grantham_Canal (251 words)

	route2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The entire length of the canal is presently being developed as a path/cycle track and I was recently informed by Grantham Tourist Information that it is passable now, even though a short stretch is still grassed.
		The Nottingham Canal is left behind and continue down the main road running adjacent to the canal(right side of canal).
		Between Canal Lane and Muston the towpath is grassed which makes it hard going, with at least 2 occasions that the bike has to be lifted over stiles.
	www.cyclingfromderby.net /route2.html (669 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal was opened in 1797 and remained operational, carrying mainly coal, until 1929 when it was maintained as a "remaindered" or non-navigational waterway.
		This has eroded the integrity of the canal and disrupted the continuity of the tow-path.
		However, following the formation of the Grantham Canal Restoration Society in the early seventies, further erosion of the canal has been arrested and some sections have been restored for navigation.
	website.lineone.net /~p_forster/canal.html (159 words)

	The Inland Waterways Association - Waterway Societies - G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Society’s aim is to recover, preserve, interpret and rebuild the canal along its original line between Tiverton and Taunton, where it joined the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.
		Devon County Council own and operate their broad watered stretch of the canal as a Country Park and are presently dredging it.
		The Grantham Navigation Association seeks the restoration and reopening of the Grantham Navigation to cruiseway status.
	www.waterways.org.uk /watsoc/watsocG.htm (454 words)

	Redmile Archive - William King
		His prime interest in the canal was in the opportunities it would bring to the Belvoir farms and to the agricultural community as a whole and he did not want 'stockingers or manufacturers' established in its wake and took care to see that there were none within the bounds of his jurisdiction.
		Opposition to the canal came from the river Witham Commissioners and the traders of Newark fearful of losing water and trade respectively.
		Amid scenes of rejoicing in the town the canal was born.
	www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com /king.html (880 words)

	Shardlow Heritage Centre -Village Traders - Working Port - about this 18th century canal transhipment port
		The Erewash Canal runs for 12 miles to Langley Mill and was fully opened in 1779.
		The River Trent is bypassed in Nottingham by the Beeston Cut and a section of the Nottingham Canal.
		The Grantham Canal, opened in 1797, runs from the River Trent at Nottingham 33 miles through the Vale of Belvoir to Grantham.
	homepages.which.net /~shardlow.heritage/shwppcards.htm (725 words)

	Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Explores the creation of the Bridgewater Canal, the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, the development Trafford Park and the decline and rebirth of the waterfront as Salford Quays.
		This canal opened in 1843 to join lac SaintLouis and lac des DeuxMontagnes, at the mouth of the Ottawa River.
		This canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an allCanadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.alearning.org /cgi-bin/index.cgi?/Recreation/Boating/Canals (1349 words)

	British Isles- Specific Canals & Waterways
		Beverley Beck Canal - flows from the River Hull near to the centre of the historic town of Beverley.
		Grantham Canal, from the Grantham Navigation Association and the Grantham Canal Partnership
		Canals in Tameside (Peak Forest, Ashton, and Huddersfield Narrow) - from the Tameside Metropolitan Borough
	www.canals.com /biwaterway.htm (776 words)

	Ocean Isle Politics - Ocean Isle Beach Political Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Canal Dredging; Yes I feel the town should be responsible for mouths or entrance to canals and continue to be agent for canal property owners.
		Our canal system is one of the most unique features of the island, and must be well maintained.
		Grantham: Boat Docking Space; This is the first I have heard of this idea, but I definitely like it in principal and feel that it would be a wonderful amenity for the town.
	www.oifishingcenter.com /political_issues.cfm (8344 words)

	THE GRANTHAM CANAL, parts near Melton Mowbray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The canal traces its way for over 33 miles in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire - passing through areas of some 6 Local Authorities - and is owned by British Waterways.
		The aims and objects of the Partnership are "to promote the long-term, sustainable restoration of the Grantham Canal to full navigable status and to provide other compatible facilities along the canal corridor".
		There are many hostelries along the route of the canal enhancing the journey of the many walkers and cyclists who take advantage of the much-improved towpath.
	www.melton-twinning.org.uk /grantham_canal.htm (201 words)

	Rushcliffe Borough Council - About Rushcliffe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		For the greater part of its length the Grantham Canal follows one level; from Grantham to a little beyond Woolsthorpe it falls 25 metres to the 45 metre contour line which it then hugs for the next 20 miles before dropping again to the River Trent.
		Built two centuries ago, the Grantham Canal was instrumental in fostering industry and developing a transport route for the agricultural commodities within the Borough and through the Vale of Belvoir.
		The role of the canal has dramatically changed and now it is a recreational resource under the control of British Waterways.
	rushcliffe.gov.uk /rushcliffe/tourism.htm (2562 words)

	UK Waterways Links
		Canal Junction - the comprehensive canal guide and business directory An attractive and well-designed gateway to canals and businesses associated with them.
		Canal Boat Adventure Project A charity with boats available for youth groups and school parties.
		Canal Planner/Mac The Macintosh version of the PC route planner written by Syd Arkless.
	www.nb-whisper.com /canallnks.html (2641 words)

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		A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal opened in 1825 as the doorway to waterways linking the Atlantic to the heart of North America.
		A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an all-Canadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
		The restoration and ecology of the South Pennine Ring canal, which consists of 68 miles of waterway, 186 locks, 20 aqueducts and 8 tunnels.
	www.inonesearch.com /directory.php?cid=97718 (1037 words)

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		second set of slides featuring a trip along the canal today is also in the process of being put togetherthe main centre for boating families on the canal and this will highlight the importance of the canal to the town's history.
	www.v8go.co.uk /travel/transport/shipping/canals.asp (240 words)

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