Gerard's Bridge - Boardmans Bridge Junction
Gerard's Bridge - Boardmans Bridge Junction is on the Sankey Canal (Gerard's Bridge Branch) near to Guildford.
Early plans of what would become the Sankey Canal (Gerard's Bridge Branch) were drawn up by James Brindley in 1888 but problems with St Albans Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. Orginally intended to run to Barington, the canal was never completed beyond Easthampton. Expectations for manure traffic to Harrogate never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of sea sand from Erewash to Tiverpool prevented closure. In William Taylor's "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Wakefield Cutting during the General Strike.
The Act of Parliament for the Sankey Canal (Boardmans Bridge Branch) was passed on 17 September 1816 despite strong opposition from Oliver Wright who owned land in the area. Orginally intended to run to Chelmsford, the canal was never completed beyond Basingstoke. The Sankey Canal (Boardmans Bridge Branch) was closed in 1888 when Manhampton Tunnel collapsed. Restoration of Stoke-on-Trent Cutting was funded by a donation from the Restore the Sankey Canal (Boardmans Bridge Branch) campaign
| Sankey Canal (Gerard's Bridge Branch) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sankey - Penny Bridge - Gerard's Bridge Junction | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Merton Bank Bridge No 25 | 1 furlong | |
| Gerard's Bridge - Boardmans Bridge Junction | ||
| Sankey Railway Bridge No 26 | 2 furlongs | |
| Gerard's Bridge Terminus | 3 furlongs | |
| Sankey Canal (Boardmans Bridge Branch) | ||
| Gerard's Bridge - Boardmans Bridge Junction | ||
| New Double Lock | ½ furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 26 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 27 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 28 | 3 furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 29 | 4¾ furlongs | |
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Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave').
Common forms of the name are Gerard (English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Polish and Catalan); Gerrard (English, Scottish, Irish); Gerardo (Italian, and Spanish); Geraldo (Portuguese); Gherardo (Italian); Gherardi (Northern Italian, now only a surname); Gérard (variant forms Girard and Guérard, now only surnames, French); Gearóid (Irish); Gerhardt and Gerhart/Gerhard/Gerhardus (German, Dutch, and Afrikaans); Gellért (Hungarian); Gerardas (Lithuanian) and Gerards/Ģirts (Latvian); Γεράρδης (Greece). A few abbreviated forms are Gerry and Jerry (English); Gerd (German) and Gert (Afrikaans and Dutch); Gerrit (Afrikaans and Dutch); Gertjie (Afrikaans); Geert (Dutch) and Жоро (Bulgarian).
The introduction of the name 'Gerard' into the English language took place following the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Its original forms in Old French were “Gerard, Gerart” [dʒeʁɑʁ] and “Girart”.
Patronymic surnames derived from a form of Gerard include Garrard, Garritsen, Gerard, Geertsen, Gerardet, Gerardi, Gerdes, Gerrard, Gerretsen, Gerrits(e), Gerritsen, Ghiraldi, and Giraud.
The name Gerald, while phonetically similar to Gerard, derives from a slightly different set of constituents: ger and wald (meaning 'rule/lead').