Hackney Canal
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The Hackney Canal was a 5/8 mile long canal that ran from the River Teign
to the Newton Abbot
– Kingsteignton
road. Its construction was undertaken by Lord Clifford in order to carry ball clay
from the pits in the Bovey Basin. The canal opened on 17 March 1843. It had a single lock where it joined the river that could take boats onto the canal in pairs, the boats being up to 54 feet by 14 feet. In 1844 the South Devon Railway Company
built a bridge over the canal, with the harbour commissioners of the port of Teignmouth
retaining John Rennie
to ensure that, among other things, the bridge over the canal was large enough to allow boat traffic to continue.
The canal ceased to be used in 1928.
River Teign
The River Teign is a river in the county of Devon, England.Like many Devon rivers, the Teign rises on Dartmoor, near Cranmere Pool. Its course on the moor is crossed by a clapper bridge near Teigncombe, just below the prehistoric Kestor Settlement. It leaves the moor at its eastern side, flowing...
to the Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580....
– Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton is a town and civil parish in South Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383, B3193 and B3195....
road. Its construction was undertaken by Lord Clifford in order to carry ball clay
Ball clay
Ball clays are kaolinitic sedimentary clays, that commonly consist of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, 6-65% quartz. Localized seams in the same deposit have variations in composition, including the quantity of the major minerals, accessory minerals and carbonaceous materials such as lignite...
from the pits in the Bovey Basin. The canal opened on 17 March 1843. It had a single lock where it joined the river that could take boats onto the canal in pairs, the boats being up to 54 feet by 14 feet. In 1844 the South Devon Railway Company
South Devon Railway Company
The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. It was a broad gauge railway built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel-Chronology:* 1844 South Devon Railway Act passed by parliament...
built a bridge over the canal, with the harbour commissioners of the port of Teignmouth
Teignmouth
Teignmouth is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign about 14 miles south of Exeter. It has a population of 14,413. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power...
retaining John Rennie
John Rennie
-People:* John Rennie the Elder , engineer * Sir John Rennie the Younger , engineer * John Rennie , naval architect...
to ensure that, among other things, the bridge over the canal was large enough to allow boat traffic to continue.
The canal ceased to be used in 1928.
See also
- Canals of the United KingdomCanals of the United KingdomThe canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a colourful history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the Industrial Revolution, to today's role for recreational boating...
- History of the British canal systemHistory of the British canal systemThe British canal system of water transport played a vital role in the United Kingdom's Industrial Revolution at a time when roads were only just emerging from the medieval mud and long trains of pack horses were the only means of "mass" transit by road of raw materials and finished products The...