EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 59 MIN
Commentary of a Slide Show by Jack Dalby in 1987
from Wilts & Berks Canal Trust · host Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
Jack Dalby presented at the East Challow Scout Hall, details of the history of the Wilts & Berks Canal, which was created to improve regional access to coal and agricultural markets. The project struggled with high costs, railway competition, and water shortages, leading to its eventual decline and formal abandonment in 1914.
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