Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead. |
|
|
|
Description: A 1 mile 7 furlongs long canal from the River Teign at Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot. It had a staircase pair of locks near the entrance and three others above.
History: Started in January 1790 as a private venture of James Templer of Stover House, Teigngrace. An Act was passed in 1792 to enable him to continue the canal but its powers were never used. The top five furlongs of the canal were in disuse around 1867 and the whole by about 1939.
January 1790 | Was engineer for the canal. | |
January 1827 | He was asked how the approach to Newton could be improved and he proposed a mile long canal from a basin in the town centre, across the shallows, to a tide-lock at the entrance. |
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.