The Chard Canal was a 13.5 miles (21.7 km) tub boat canal in Somerset, England, that ran from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal at Creech St. Michael, over four aqueducts, through three tunnels and four inclined planes to Chard. It was completed in 1842, was never commercially viable, and closed in 1868.

The Chard Canal was 13.5 miles long and had 5 sections at different levels, which were linked by 4 inclined planes at Chard Common (86 feet), Ilminster (82 feet), Wrantage (27 feet) and Thornfalcon (28 feet).

Mar 16, 2014 · Before going on, a very brief history for those not in the know: The Chard Canal was never succesful. It joined the town of Chard with the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, not the brightest of ideas because 1) chard is on a ridge* and 2) the route is across three valleys thus necessitating tunnels etc. It would have been easier to build a canal ...

Now derelict, the Chard Canal was a tub boat canal that linked the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to Chard in Somerset.

The Chard Canal was a 13 mile (22km) tub boat canal in Somerset, England, that ran from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal at Creech St. Michael, over four aqueducts, through three tunnels and four inclined planes to Chard. Water for the canal was supplied via …

Connected Chard with the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal at Creech St. Michael, near Taunton, Somerset. A relatively late, and short-lived narrow canal. Opened in 1842, closed in 1868.

Chard Canal The memory of earlier schemes. There had been dreams of a canal passing through Chard long before 1842. Soon after the canal era began in 1760. the idea of a ship canal joining the English and Bristol Channels had been put forward. It was certainly an attractive idea.

The Chard Canal was a tub boat canal built between 1835 and 1842. Chard Branch Line was created in 1860 to connect the two London and South Western Railway and Bristol and Exeter Railway main lines and ran through Chard until 1965.

The Chard Canal was a 13½ mile long tub boat canal in Somerset, that ran from the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal at Creech St. Michael, over four aqueducts, through three tunnels and four inclined planes to Chard. It was completed in 1842, was never commercially viable, and closed in 1868.

Chard Canal. The need for cheap transport in Chard. By the early 19th century, Chard, like many other places had a growing need for cheap transport, particularly of bulky and heavy goods. There was a good network of turnpike roads radiating from the town, but their charge, for wagons were high. Moreover the quantity of heavy goods needing