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| Name: | The Grand Union Canal (Slough Branch), Slough, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | MRM16293 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
The Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal was completed in December 1882.
Monument Type(s):
- CANAL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1882 AD to 2050 AD)
Description
Work on the Grand Union Canal begun in the 1790's to link Northamptonshire with the River Thames at Brentford. In the late 1870's it was agreed to extend the canal from Cowley Peachey near Uxbridge to Slough, with a view to connecting the Slough brickfields to London. Work was completed on the canal in 1882. A number of wharves were also established including ones at the termination at Stoke Road, Wexham Road, Langley and Iver (Buckinghamshire). At its peak the canal was very successful, but soon the preferred mode of transportation was by rail, and by the 1950's the canal fell into steep decline. The five mile canal between Slough and Cowley Peachy was one of the last to be dug in Britain. It is carried over the River Colne by an aqueduct, but has no locks or tunnel <1> <2>.
The canal is first shown on the OS map published in 1891 <3>.
<1> Dennis Dalton, 1971, Canals Book, Page 27 (Bibliographic reference). SRM13867.
<2> Fraser, M, 1980, The History of Slough, Page 54 (Bibliographic reference). SRM13367.
<3> Oxford Archaeology, 2013, Shreding Green, Iver - Cultural Heritage Assessment, Paragraph 5.7.11 (Unpublished document). SRM14849.
Sources
| <1>XY | Dennis Dalton. 1971. Canals Book. Page 27. [Mapped features: #8220 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8221 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8222 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8223 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8224 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8225 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8226 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8227 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8228 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8229 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ; #8230 Section of the Slough Branch of the Grand Union Canal, ] [Bibliographic reference / SRM13867] |
| <2> | Fraser, M. 1980. The History of Slough. Page 54. [Bibliographic reference / SRM13367] |
| <3> | Oxford Archaeology. 2013. Shreding Green, Iver - Cultural Heritage Assessment. Paragraph 5.7.11. [Unpublished document / SRM14849] |
Associated Events:
| ERM1663 | Shreding Green, Iver (Ref: 5645) |
Associated Monuments
| MRM16361 | Post-medieval and modern Slough - Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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