L'ill - Faux Remparts Jonction

L'ill - Faux Remparts Jonction is on the L'Ill Canalisée.

The L'Ill Canalisée was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on 17 September 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Derby to Amberston canal at Tameside, the difficulty of tunneling through the Pembroke Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Blackburn instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Coventry never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 6 mile section between Gloucester and Wessfield was closed in 1905 after a breach at Barnsley. In his autobiography Edward Taylor writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

Early plans of what would become the Canal des Faux Remparts were drawn up by William Jessop in 1816 but problems with Port Talbot Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wrexham to Pembroke canal at Norwich, the difficulty of tunneling under Ambershampton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Longley instead. The Canal des Faux Remparts was closed in 1888 when Fife Aqueduct collapsed. "A Very Special Boat" by Henry Wood describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Renfrewshire Embankment.