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Caistor Canal
Hob Uid: 349937
Location : Lincolnshire West Lindsey South Kelsey
Grid Ref : TF0107098970
Summary : Caistor Canal, made under an Act of 1793 and closed in 1855. It is 4 miles long, with 6 locks, commencing on the New River Ancholme Navigation near Creampole in Kelsey Carrs, and ends at Moortown, 3 1/2 miles west of Caistor. Disused.
More information : [TF 01079897 to TF 07089910] Caistor Canal (Disused) (1) Caistor Canal, 4 miles long, with 6 locks, commences on the New River Ancholme Navigation near Creampole in Kelsey Carrs, TF 01079897, and ends at Moortown, 3 1/2 miles west of Caistor, TF 07089910: made under an Act of 1793. (2) This disused canal remains clear of obstruction and water-filled over all but the eastermost 3/4 mile of its length. None of the locks are now operable. See annotated 6" sheet on Illn. Cards. (3) Recorded by NRIM. Photographed. (4) Five of the original six stone lock chambers remain, a warehouse converted into a house at Moortown, and the abutments of the bridge under the Ancholme tow path at the western end. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1956
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Source details : Priestley, J, 1831. Navigable Rivers, Canals & Railways of Great Britain 1831 (127-8)
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Source details : F1 FRH 04-APR-63
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Source details : Recorded by AWC Pentlow, 06-Apr-1967, Record No.LI59
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Source details : Emai correspondence 22-JUL-2015
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Extant 1793-1855
Monument End Date : 1855
Monument Start Date : 1793
Monument Type : Canal
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : NRI01
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 09 NW 9
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-04-04
End Date : 1963-04-04

Historic England Research Records

Caistor Canal