Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

Waterways of Cornwall

St. Columb Canal

Waterway's place in Cornwall :

An abandoned Cornish tub boat canal.

Description:

Intended as a 13 mile tub-boat canal from the sea at Mawgan Porth inland to Columb Major then back to the sea at Lower St. Columb Porth. Two lengths of 4.5 and 2 miles with inclined planes were built.

History:

Authorised by an Act of 1773, opened between 1777 and 1779, closed about 1781.

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 .

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.