Somerset Boat Centre
Somerset Space Walk - Mercury, Banklands, North Newton, TA7 0DQ, United Kingdom
Somerset Boat Centre is an notable flight of locks on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal just past the junction with The River Severn.
Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.
Somerset Boat Centre
is a minor waterways place
on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal between
Firepool Lock No 1 (Taunton and the junction with the River Tone) (6 miles and 6 furlongs
and 1 lock
to the west) and
North Newton Bridge No 15 (1 mile and 2 furlongs
and 1 lock
to the northwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1 is Maunsell Top Lock Bridge No 18;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of North Newton Bridge No 15 is Maunsell Bottom Lock No 3;
1¾ furlongs
away.
There may not be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Main Road Bridge No 21 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston Swing Bridge No 20 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston Field Bridge No 19 | 3 furlongs | |
| Maunsell Top Lock No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Maunsell Top Lock Bridge No 18 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Somerset Boat Centre | ||
| Maunsell Bottom Lock No 3 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Bankland Lane Bridge No 17 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Maunsell Lock Narrows | 3¼ furlongs | |
| North Newton Field Bridge No 16 | 7 furlongs | |
| North Newton Narrows | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Firepool Lock Weir Entrance — 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the River Tone (Above Firepool) to Firepool Lock Weir Entrance
In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
Bridgwater Large Dock — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
Bridgwater Small Dock — 7 miles, 4 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
New Bridge Winding Hole — 17 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction, then on the River Parrett to Parrett - Tone Junction, then on the River Tone (Burrow Bridge to New Bridge ) to New Bridge Winding HoleNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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