Ulverston Canal

The Ulverston Canal is a canal within the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It is 1.25 miles long, and runs from the city centre to the coast of Morecambe Bay. It is entirely straight and on a single level. It is an isolated canal and does no longer connect with the main canal community. Although it is about 1.25 miles from the shore of Morecambe Bay, the town of Ulverston turned into d to be a port in 1774, which allowed positive goods to be shipped to different canals without the charge of sea responsibility.

Ships of up to 150 tonnes should attain the shore at excessive water, and 70 vessels were registered there. Trade in slate and ore became growing, and canal mania was gripping the country. A nearby solicitor referred to as William Burnthwaite organised a assembly in July 1791 to bear in mind ideas for a canal to improve get admission to to the city. He estimated the fee at £2,000. This sum had been raised by May 1792; however by then the engineer John Rennie had produced proper plans for a deliver canal, estimated to price £3,084, which include the development of a sea lock. By October 1792, round £3,800 were raised, and the proposers decided to proceed.