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Appearance
Bogcaster Canal | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 50 miles (80 km) (originally 80 mi or 130 km) (Bank collapsed in 1822) |
Maximum boat length | 70 ft 6 in (21.49 m) (originally 72 ft 6 in or 22.10 m) (test note) |
Maximum boat beam | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) (originally 7 ft 1.5 in or 2.17 m) (Southern section is 10'6" beam) |
Locks | 10 (originally 11) (Locks 5 & 6 combined into one deep lock) |
Maximum height above sea level | 250 ft (76 m) (Summit pound from F to G) |
Status | restored |
Navigation authority | British Waterways |
History | |
Former names | Bogcaster and Nowhere Canal Navigation |
Modern name | Grand Amalgamated Canal |
Original owner | Bogcaster Canal Company |
Principal engineer | Thomas Telford |
Other engineer(s) | Benjamin Outram |
Date of act | 1795 |
Construction began | 1797 |
Date of first use | 1800 |
Date completed | 1804 |
Date extended | 1820 |
Date closed | 1948 |
Date restored | 1978–2001 |
Geography | |
Start point | A (originally C) (note for start) |
End point | B (originally D) (note for end) |
Branch(es) | tiny canal |
Branch of | big canal |
Connects to | Other canal Some Canal |