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Caistor canal was built under an Act of parliament as a branch of the Ancholme Navigation and terminated at a wharf at Moortown 5km short of Caistor, although it was meant to reach Caistor. It was four miles long with six locks (according to Priestley). {1}{2}{3}
The canal appears to have been opened to traffic in about 1800, there were actually five locks; Beck End, Ings, Willow, Moor and Mill. The total fall was 42 feet. {5}{6}
Five locks along the Caistor canal survive although 19th century OS maps show six. The locks are situated at TF 060 985, TF 050 967, TF 035 990, TF 030 990, TF 011 990 and the one that no longer survives was at TF 069 990. The locks are complete except for gates and paddles although several are suffering from root damage (in 2002). They are entirely of original late eighteenth century construction with a hard, durable stonework, perhaps a granite. Behind the stone facing is a core of rough coursed masonry. For a more detailed description of the monument including sketch plans see the correspondence in the SMR file. {8}
HISTORY. The Caistor Canal was built under an Act of Parliment of 1793 following the survey of the engineer William Jessop in 1792. It was disused by 1877. It ran from the River Ancholme Navigation eastward towards the town of Caistor, but only about half was constructed and it reached to the village of Moortown, a distance of about four and a half miles. 19th century Ordnance Survey maps show six locks. The highest of these, near the basin at Moortown, had totally disappeared by the 1960s together with any other remains of a wharf, basin, or buildings there might oince have been at the village end. However the other five locks survive and are complete except for gates and paddle gear. The whole series of these locks and bridge is a significant survival of 18th century canal enginerring and displays an impressive quality of construction. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {9} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1540 - 1900 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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