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Waterway's place in Cumbria :
A canal that was entirely within Cumbria.
Waterway Description:
A 11.25 mile, 8 lock, broad canal from Carlisle to the Solway.
History:
Authorised by an Act of 1819, opened in 1823 and closed in 1853.
For more details see the Waterway details page.
Waterway's place in Cumbria :
A proposed canal in Cumbria.
Waterway Description:
A proposed canal from the Solway Firth about a mile east of Bowness to Carlisle with a navigable feeder to Wigton. The main line for coasting vessels was to have locks 20 feet wide with 8 foot depth over the sills and was estimated to cost £109,393. The navigable feeder which wasprobably intended for narrowboats was estimated at £38,139.
History:
Proposed by Telford in 1808 but was soon superseded by other plans for the Carlisle Canal.
For more details see the Waterway details page.
Waterway's place in Cumbria :
A canal entirely within Cumbria.
Waterway Description:
A 2.5 mile underground level navigation in a lead mine at Alston, Cumberland.
History:
Work started in 1776 to a plan by John Smeaton, John Gilbert recommended widening in 1777, completed by 1810.
For more details see the Waterway details page.
Waterway's place in Cumbria :
These proposed canals were to go from Northumberland to Cumbria.
Waterway Description:
Various proposals for a coast to coast waterway that was never authorised or built.
History:
The propasals started in 1794 and were still being supported in 1810.
For more details see the Waterway details page.
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.