BW164/11
Witham and Ancholme Junction Canal
Date
1828
Reference code
BW164/11
Administrative / Biographical history
Good toll receipts on the Witham Navigation in the 1820s created a climate favourable for an extension of the Witham to the Ancholme. John Rennie made a survey and proposed two routes but the scheme never matured.
For more details, see 'The Canals of Eastern England' by Charles Hadfield.