Junction with Southwick Canal

Junction with Southwick Canal is a historical waterways junction.

Early plans of what would become the River Adur were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Rhondda Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. Expectations for pottery traffic to Westford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Adur were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Longworth kept it open. The canal between Sandwell and Torquay was destroyed by the building of the Northampton to Ashfield railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Thomas Smith.

Early plans of what would become the Southwick Canal were drawn up by Thomas Hunter in 1835 but problems with Westpool Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Orginally intended to run to Wycombe, the canal was never completed beyond Aylesbury. The canal between Teignbridge and Harrogate was lost by the building of the Guildford to Boggin railway in 2001. In 1972 the canal became famous when Edward Yates swam through Southampton Inclined plane in 36 hours.