Ashby canal
The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal is a 31-mile (50 km) long canal in England which connected the mining district around Moira, just outside the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with the Coventry Canal at Bedworth in Warwickshire. It was opened in 1804, and a number of tramways were constructed at its northern end, to service collieries. The canal was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1846, but remained profitable until the 1890s, after which it steadily declined. Around 9 miles (14 km) passed through the Leicestershire coal field, and was heavily affected by subsidence, with the result that this section from Moira, southwards to Snarestone, was progressively closed in 1944, 1957 and 1966, leaving 22 miles (35 km) of navigable canal.
The abandoned section is the subject of a restoration project and was the first canal where a new section had been authorised under the Transport and Works Act 1992. The Transport and Works Order was obtained by Leicestershire County Council, as some of the original route had been infilled and built over, and restoration therefore involved construction on a new route through the centre of Measham. It is hoped that all but the final 1-mile (1.6 km) section of the canal can be re-opened. An isolated section near Moira Furnace and the National Forest visitor centre was opened between 1999 and 2005,
Ashby Canal Extension at Snarestone
A brief video showing the work done at the Snarestone terminus of the Ashby Canal in Leicestershire to start extending the canal an extra 2 miles to the small town of Measham, partly following the original route.
A stop gate has been installed at the end of the British Waterways section of the canal, and then another 50 or so metres of canal have been dug, so far. The works, which started about a year ago, have also involved building up embankments further along the run of the canal ready for the digging of the canal channel at some time in the future. When that will be depends on funding being made available (the work has cost about £0.5m to date).
The canal was filled in (starting in 1966) with waste from local coal mining operations. You can see that the temporary dam shown in the video has a lot of coal pieces in it.
Places to see in ( Ashby de la Zouch - UK )
Places to see in ( Ashby de la Zouch - UK )
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is a sister city with Pithiviers in north-central France and lies close to the Derbyshire border.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle was of importance from the 15th to the 17th centuries. In the 19th century the town became a spa town. Before the growth of Coalville, it was the chief town in north-west Leicestershire. In the 19th century its main industries were ribbon manufacture, coal mining, and brickmaking. The town ofAshby-de-la-Zouch was served by the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line of the Midland Railway from 1849. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Shellbrook west of the town and Boundary to its north-west.
Nearby villages include Lount, Normanton le Heath, Smisby, Packington, Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe, Moira, Measham and Coleorton. The towns of Swadlincote, Burton-upon-Trent, Melbourne and Coalville are all within 10 miles (16 km) of Ashby, with the city of Derby 11 1⁄2 miles (19 km) due north. The town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch is situated at the heart of The National Forest and approximately 24 miles (39 km) due south of the Peak District National Park. It lies on the A42 between Tamworth and Nottingham.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle was built in the 12th century. The town and castle came into the possession of the Hastings family in 1464 and William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings enhanced its fortifications from 1473. St Helen's Church is Ashby's original Anglican parish church. It is a late 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic building. The Ivanhoe Baths was an 1822 Neo-Grecian building with a Doric façade 200 feet (61 m) long.
The Grade II listed, 19th-century water tower, located in the town's cemetery, on Moira Road, has been approved for conversion to a house, despite protests from English Heritage, Ashby Civic Society, and local residents. In the 19th century Ashby's main industry was leather working. There was also a cotton textile factory and a glue factory. Ashby was surrounded by coalmines but was never a coal mining town itself.
The town was to be served by Ashby Canal from 1804 but the canal never reached Ashby, as it was constructed only to the town of Moira. Ashby had a station on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line of the Midland Railway from 1845. After the canal was abandoned in stages between 1944 and 1966, British Railways withdrew the passenger service and closed Ashby de la Zouch railway station in September 1964. The railway remains open for freight.
Every May, Ashby holds an arts festival sponsored by the district council. This features local artists, musicians, songwriters, poets, performers, and story tellers. Ashby Statutes, a travelling funfair, is held every September. Instituted by Royal Statute, it was originally a hiring fair, where domestic servants and farmworkers would be hired for the year. During the fair in the 21st century.
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33. Nuneaton & start of the Ashby Canal
I travelled south through the town of Nuneaton and down to Marston Junction where I joined the start of the Ashby Canal. It was a lovely sunny day but bitterly cold. Lovely countryside and wildlife greeted me in all directions.
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Walking to the real end of the Ashby Canal | Through The Hedge #6
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Vormauerziegelwerk - Werksanlage, Hanson-Measham, Grossbritannien, 2009
Ashby De La Zouch
A short vid in Ashby!
Measham
This was filmed a few weekends ago as I was trying to find a car boot sale in Measham I found it eventually!
English football player Rodney Fern Died at 69
Rodney Alan Fern was born on 13 December 1948 and died on 16 January 2018. He was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Burton upon Trent, Fern played as an amateur for Measham Imps before turning professional in 1967 with Leicester City. He also played for Luton Town, Chesterfield and Rotherham United before retiring in 1983. Fern died on 16 January 2018 at 69 years old.
vlog Sat 06 Jan 2018 wow cold! and got stalked by a narrow boat with Garry on it
A brisk walk through the bloody freezing weather and Garry from the old country spotted me as he sped down the canal in his narrow boat
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