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Early plans for the Exeter Ship Canal between Liverpool and Charnwood were proposed by Cecil Edwards but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. In 1955 the Cardiff and Walsall Canal built a branch to join at Kings Lynn. Expectations for pottery traffic to Newbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Exeter Ship Canal were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Portsmouth power station was enough to keep it open. According to Charles Harding's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Reigate Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Information about the waterway

The Exeter Ship Canal is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 5 miles and 3 furlongs through 3 locks from Exeter Quay (which is a dead end) to Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction (which is a dead end).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Exeter Quay
Flood Gate Lock 2½ furlongs 0 locks
Haven Road Marina 2½ furlongs 1 lock
Clapper Brook Lane East Swing Bridge 1 mile 1 lock
Lock No 2 (Exeter Ship Canal) 1 mile and 4 furlongs 1 lock
Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound) 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs 2 locks
Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound) 2 miles and 1½ furlongs 2 locks
Exe Motorway Bridge 3 miles and 2 furlongs 2 locks
Topsham Entrance Lock (abandoned)
Access to the River Exe now sealed off		 3 miles and 7¼ furlongs 2 locks
Ferry Landing Swing Bridge 3 miles and 7¾ furlongs 2 locks
Turf Lock Narrows 5 miles 2 locks
Turf Lock 5 miles and 1½ furlongs 2 locks
Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction 5 miles and 3 furlongs 3 locks
 
 
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The Exeter Ship Canal, also known as the Exeter Canal is a canal leading from (and beside) the River Exe to Exeter Quay in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was first constructed in the 1560s predating the "canal mania" period and is one of the oldest artificial waterways in the UK.

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