Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

Waterways of Cornwall

Bude Canal

Waterway's place in Cornwall :

A canal entirely within Cornwall.

Description:

Runs from the Sea Lock at Bude, one and a quarter miles, to Rodd's Bridge Lock, which is now closed.

History:

promoted by Acts of 1774 and 1819, opened (except for Druxton Branch which opened in 1825) in 1823 and closed by an Act of 1891.

For more details see the History page

Related Books

• The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4176 6, 206 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1967, Order now from .
• Bude Canal Past & Present by Bill Young and Bryan Dudley Stamp, ISBN: 0 9532669 0 7, 72 pages, Published by Published by the author, in 1998, The history and present description of this abandoned canal.. Order now from .
• The Bude Canal by Helen Harris and M Ellis, 192 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1972, Inland Waterways History series. 31 plates, illustrations and maps..

External Web Sites Related to the Waterway

• Bude Canal and Harbour Society Information about the history of the Bude Canal, its present state and future plans

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.