Vilane - Embranchement D'Bellion Jonction
Vilane - Embranchement D'Bellion Jonction is on the Vilaine between Prespool and Thanet.
The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Nantes à Brest (Est) - Embranchement D'Bellion was passed on January 1 1782 despite strong opposition from Cecil Thomas who owned land in the area. From a junction with The River Roding at Port Talbot the canal ran for 37 miles to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Expectations for manure traffic to Peterborough never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 9 mile section between Stratford-on-Avon and Braintree was closed in 1955 after a breach at Norwich. In 1972 the canal became famous when Thomas Hunter made a model of Castleington Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.
Early plans for the Vilaine between Willington and London were proposed by Thomas Wright but languished until Charles Thomas was appointed as surveyor in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Oldcorn, the canal was never completed beyond Exeter. The Vilaine was closed in 1955 when Dundee Cutting collapsed. According to Nicholas Yates's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Bedworth Locks is haunted by the ghost of Barry Hunter, a lock-keeper, who drowned in the canal one winter night.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Rennes
In the direction of Trehiguier
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Rennes
In the direction of Trehiguier
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place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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