| History |
History of the Wilts & Berks Canalby Peter Scatchard, East Vale Branch. This article gives details of the origins of both the Wilks & Berks Canal and the North Wilts Canal Newspaper ArchivesExtracts about the Canal from the Swindon Advertiser from 1860 to 1910 Historic DocumentsThe old photos the Trust has collected, the Rules & Byelaws from 1819 and the History of Coate Water in the 18th century Canal into Highways - Fleming Way SwindonBy E.V.Tull and K.walter The Story of the TrustFounder member Neil Rumbol looks back over the years to the formation of the Wilts & Berks Amenity Group ( the predecessor of the Trust) in his articles originally published in the Dragon-Fly
We are always looking to preserve any images or documents of relevance to the Wilts and Berks Canal. If you have any item we will pleased to copy it and acknowledge the source. Please contact our Archivist Doug Small : Telephone: 01 628 544666 |