The History of the Basingstoke Canal   by Glenys Crocker
(First published by The Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society Ltd in 1973. Second Edition published 1977)

 

		CONTENTS
		Chapter 1: Hampshire in the Canal Age
		Chapter 2: The Building of the Canal
		The Bill, 1776-1778 The Act Construction of the Canal, 1788-1794 The Basingstoke Canal Token
		Chapter 3: The Canal's Fortunes
		The Napoleonic Wars The Waggon Trade The Railway Aldershot Camp
		Chapter 4: Why the Canal Failed
		Financial Problems The Dead End Turgis Green and Bagshot
		Chapter 5: Speculation, 1866-1923
		Nateley Brick Works A Swindle The First World War Pressures of Development The Case of the Woking Bridges Rights of Way
		Chapter 6: Success and Decline, 1923-1947
		Trade below Woking Second World War Defences
		Chapter 7: Recent History
		The New Basingstoke Canal Company The Campaign for Restoration

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