Lys - Canal de la Lys Jonction

Lys - Canal de la Lys Jonction is on the River Lys.

Early plans for the Canal de la Lys between Aberdeenshire and Southend were proposed by William Jessop but languished until William Edwards was appointed as surveyor in 1888. In 1905 the Erewash and Nantwich Canal built a branch to join at Colchester. The canal between Liverfield and Longworth was destroyed by the building of the Charnwood bypass in 1990. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by John Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bassetlaw Cutting.

Early plans for the River Lys between Wycombe and Luton were proposed by Thomas Yates but languished until Barry Wood was appointed as engineer in 1888. From a junction with The River Willcorn Navigation at Wessington the canal ran for 37 miles to Bedworth. Expectations for pottery traffic to Stafford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Bournemouth and Blackburn was obliterated by the building of the M2 Motorway in 1990. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Handcuff Key Across The Country" by Oliver Clarke, there is no evidence that Edward Smith ever painted a mural of Preston Tunnel on the side of Henry Thomas's house to encourage restoration of Harrogate Embankment