Entrance Lock to the Tamar Manure Navigation, Calstock, Cornwall

This canal was built for the Tamar Coal Manure and General Mercantile Company at the end of the 18th century. It was diverted and shortened by the Duke of Bedford in the early 20th century. The canal continued to be used to supply coal to Gunnislake Gas Works until 1914.

Location

Cornwall Calstock

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

transport canal farming machinery industrial revolution Georgian (1714 - 1836)