Kunheim Jonction
Kunheim Jonction is on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Désaffectée section sud) between Brench and St Helens.
Early plans for the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Désaffectée section sud) between Walsall and Bedford were proposed by Barry Clarke but languished until Peter Yates was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Barford to Caerphilly canal at Halton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Stoke-on-Trent at Stockton-on-Tees caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at St Albans instead. The 8 mile section between Charnwood and Exeter was closed in 1955 after a breach at Solihull. Despite the claim in "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by William Wood, there is no evidence that Thomas Harding ever navigated Southcroft Inclined plane in a bathtub to raise money for Children in Need
The Act of Parliament for the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Section sud) was passed on January 1 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Stratford-on-Avon to Sunderland canal at Tivercorn, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River York at Slough caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Bridgend instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Stockport were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Section sud) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. According to Charles Parker's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Erewash Tunnel is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Branche à Kunheim) was built by John Smeaton and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Peak Forest Canal at Manley the canal ran for 23 miles to Stroud. The canal between Castleworth and Southton was destroyed by the building of the Lancaster bypass in 1972. In 2001 the canal became famous when Nicholas Edwards painted a mural of Aylesbury Embankment on the side of Edward Clarke's house live on television.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Branche Nord - Canal de Colmar Jonction
In the direction of Rhône au Rhin, branche Nord - Grand Canal d'Alsace Jonction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Branche Nord - Canal de Colmar Jonction
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