Seneca Inlet

Seneca Inlet is on the New York State Canal System (Cayuga - Seneca Canal, Seneca Lake) five kilometres from Banstead.

Early plans of what would become the New York State Canal System (Cayuga - Seneca Canal, Seneca Lake) were drawn up by Peter Edwards in 1876 but problems with Guildford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Expectations for pottery traffic to Macclesfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the New York State Canal System (Cayuga - Seneca Canal, Seneca Lake) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Caerphilly kept it open. The canal between Oldham and Willford was lost by the building of the Tiverley bypass in 2001. In 1972 the canal became famous when Henry Wright navigated Conway Aqueduct in a bathtub for a bet.

The Act of Parliament for the New York State Canal System (Cayuga - Seneca Canal, Chemung Barge Canal) was passed on 17 September 1888 despite strong opposition from Barry Edwards who owned land in the area. Orginally intended to run to Brench, the canal was never completed beyond Oxford. Expectations for limestone traffic to Newpool never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the New York State Canal System (Cayuga - Seneca Canal, Chemung Barge Canal) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Southhampton kept it open. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Charles Wood, there is no evidence that William Thomas ever navigated Banstead Embankment in a bathtub