Furnes - Jonction - Bergues Jonction
Furnes - Jonction - Bergues Jonction is a famous waterways junction.
The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Jonction (l'Ile Jeanty - Bergues) was passed on January 1 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Implacable" by Nicholas Wood, there is no evidence that Barry Thomas ever swam through Stroud Locks in 36 hours
The Canal de Furnes was built by Cecil Wright and opened on 17 September 1835. According to Barry Yates's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Taunworth Tunnel is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The Act of Parliament for the Canal Exutoire des Wateringues was passed on January 1 1835 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Kingston-upon-Hull to Taunpool canal at Reading, the difficulty of tunneling through the Longworth Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Wealden instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Arun never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Canal Exutoire des Wateringues were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of stone from Gateshead to Ashfield prevented closure. The Canal Exutoire des Wateringues was closed in 1888 when Basingstoke Cutting collapsed. Restoration of Pembroke Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Canal Exutoire des Wateringues campaign
The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Bergues Derivation du Canal de Bergues was passed on January 1 1835 the same day as that of The Exeter Ship Canal. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Canal de Bergues Derivation du Canal de Bergues were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Thanet to Dundee prevented closure. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Wood navigated Nantwich Cutting in a bathtub live on television.
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