Basingstoke Canal - A

A-C D-F G-I J-L M-O P-R S-U V-Z

A-C Adopt-a-Lock scheme
Aqueduct - Ash Embankment - the Blackwater Valley Relief Road and aqueduct construction
Aqueduct - Frimley
Astra - trip boat based at the Canal Visitor Centre, Mytchett
Attractions - things to do and see

Back-pumping - water supply schemes
Basingstoke Canal Authority (BCA)
Basingstoke Canal Boating Club (BCBC)
Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club
Basingstoke Canal Visitors Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc
Blackwater Valley Road (BVR) - the Blackwater Valley Relief Road and aqueduct construction
Boat licences
Bricks - hand made capping bricks for accomodation bridges
Brickworks Arm - lift bridge

BRIDGES ---
--- List of bridges
--- restoration

BUILDING THE CANAL ---
--- Historical records - the progress of the construction over 200 years ago
--- the Contract - John Pinkerton's contract

Canal camps - summer work camps on the canal at St John's etc
Canal Camp 2000 - a report on the summer Canal Camps to further the Woodham backpumping project
Canal Camp 2001 - a report on the summer Canal Camp to start the St Johns backpumping project
Canal closure - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water.
Canal closures - notices of any closure of the canal
Canal history - County records show how the building of the canal was progressing, over 200 years ago
Canal railway - narrow gauge, used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deepcut, Ash Embankment
Canal Society (SHCS)
Canal Society archives - some interesting items from the past
Canal story - how it began, and declined
Canal Visitor Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc
Castle - King John's, or Odiham Castle
closure of canal - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water
closures - notices of any closure of the canal
Cody - Col. Cody - first man in Britain to achieve powered flight, and tested his plane on the canal
Colt Hill, Odiham
Conservation - environmental aspects etc
Conservation - the real meaning
Contract - John Pinkerton's contract for building the canal
Cowshot Manor Bridge - restored by the Canal Society
Curiosities - did you know that.....?
(top)

D-F Deepcut railway - narrow gauge used in the restoration
Dredging - and 'Perseverance' the floating steam dredger
Dogmersfield House - and the canal loop

Early days - the canal's early history
Engineering aspects - tunnel, water supplies etc
Environmental aspects - wildlife, conservation

Foot and Mouth disease
Frimley Aqueduct
Frimley Green backpumping scheme - canal water supply
(top)

G-I Galleon Marine - holiday boats for hire
Greywell Tunnel
Guildford Road Bridge (aka Kings Head Bridge) - restored by contractors, 1997

Harmsworth family's connection with the canal
Harmsworth's last trip to Basingstoke in 1913
Harmsworth, Tony - BCA Waterway Manager
Harrison, Terry - canal artist
Heart of England Hotel Narrowboats - holidays afloat on the canals
HISTORICAL ---
--- County records show how the building of the canal was progressing, over 200 years ago
--- Early days of the canal
--- John Pinkerton's contract for the building of the canal
Houseboats - a history of the houseboat community on the canal

Illustrated talks about the canal

(top)

J-L John Pinkerton - trip boat based at Colt Hill, Odiham or Barley Mow, Winchfield etc
Jungle bashing - the first job in restoration

King John's Castle - aka Odiham Castle
Kings Head Bridge - aka Guildford Road Bridge

Last 5 miles - the canal into Basingstoke
Licences for boats
Links to other related sites
Lock restoration
(top)

M-O Marshall, Mrs Joan who saved the canal before the restoration movement started
Mytchett Place Road Bridge - rebuilt in 1994 using original Sarsen stone

Narrow gauge railway - used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deepcut, Ash Embankment
Norris Bridge - the one that fell down
Notice Board - important notices, canal closures, events etc

Odiham Castle - aka King John's Castle
Odiham Wharf - aka Colt Hill
(top)

P-R Paintings - of the canal by Terry Harrison
Personalities - some notable people with close connections to the canal
PDOs - Potentially Damaging Operations explained
Perseverance - floating steam dredger
Pinkerton, John - the contract for building the canal
Publications - books, maps, guides etc
Pumping schemes - canal water supplies

Queen's Avenue Bridge - restored by the Army in 1997

Railway - narrow gauge used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deeepcut, Ash embankment
Royal Aircraft Establishment or Royal Aerospace Establishment (RAE), Farnborough
ROYAL RE-OPENING by HRH Duke of Kent, May 1991 ---
--- The Event
--- Reminiscences by David Daines taking coals to Perseverance
--- What others said about the occasion
(top)

S-U Serendipity - a miscellany of curiosities etc
SHCS archives - some interesting items from the past
Slades Bridge - under restoration
Slidefilms - Audio-visual presentations
SSSI - Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and PDOs (Potentially Damaging Operations), explained
Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society (SHCS)

TALKS ---
--- Bookings - for talks on the canal to other groups
--- Talks about the canal a service to other groups etc
--- Winter season talks in Woking
Things to do and see - attractions on the canal
Trip boats
Tunnel, Greywell
(top)

V-Z Visitor Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc
Volunteers - personal memories etc, and camp reports
Volunteers - working parties on the canal

Walker P.B. - former head of Structures Dept at RAE
Water supply - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water
Water supplies - back pumping schemes
Western end - the canal beyond Greywell Tunnel
Wharf house, Colt Hill
Wharfinger's house, Colt Hill
What's New? - any new or significantly changed content
Where the canal is
Wildlife
Woking talks - winter season talks in Woking
Woodham backpumping scheme - canal water supply
Woolgar, Jim - his 1966 letter started the restoration
Work camps - summer work camps on the canal at St John's etc
Working party news
(top)

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Last updated September 2002

A-C	Adopt-a-Lock scheme Aqueduct - Ash Embankment - the Blackwater Valley Relief Road and aqueduct construction Aqueduct - Frimley Astra - trip boat based at the Canal Visitor Centre, Mytchett Attractions - things to do and see Back-pumping - water supply schemes Basingstoke Canal Authority (BCA) Basingstoke Canal Boating Club (BCBC) Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club Basingstoke Canal Visitors Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc Blackwater Valley Road (BVR) - the Blackwater Valley Relief Road and aqueduct construction Boat licences Bricks - hand made capping bricks for accomodation bridges Brickworks Arm - lift bridge BRIDGES --- --- List of bridges --- restoration BUILDING THE CANAL --- --- Historical records - the progress of the construction over 200 years ago --- the Contract - John Pinkerton's contract Canal camps - summer work camps on the canal at St John's etc Canal Camp 2000 - a report on the summer Canal Camps to further the Woodham backpumping project Canal Camp 2001 - a report on the summer Canal Camp to start the St Johns backpumping project Canal closure - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water. Canal closures - notices of any closure of the canal Canal history - County records show how the building of the canal was progressing, over 200 years ago Canal railway - narrow gauge, used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deepcut, Ash Embankment Canal Society (SHCS) Canal Society archives - some interesting items from the past Canal story - how it began, and declined Canal Visitor Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc Castle - King John's, or Odiham Castle closure of canal - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water closures - notices of any closure of the canal Cody - Col. Cody - first man in Britain to achieve powered flight, and tested his plane on the canal Colt Hill, Odiham Conservation - environmental aspects etc Conservation - the real meaning Contract - John Pinkerton's contract for building the canal Cowshot Manor Bridge - restored by the Canal Society Curiosities - did you know that.....? (top)
D-F	Deepcut railway - narrow gauge used in the restoration Dredging - and 'Perseverance' the floating steam dredger Dogmersfield House - and the canal loop Early days - the canal's early history Engineering aspects - tunnel, water supplies etc Environmental aspects - wildlife, conservation Foot and Mouth disease Frimley Aqueduct Frimley Green backpumping scheme - canal water supply (top)
G-I	Galleon Marine - holiday boats for hire Greywell Tunnel Guildford Road Bridge (aka Kings Head Bridge) - restored by contractors, 1997 Harmsworth family's connection with the canal Harmsworth's last trip to Basingstoke in 1913 Harmsworth, Tony - BCA Waterway Manager Harrison, Terry - canal artist Heart of England Hotel Narrowboats - holidays afloat on the canals HISTORICAL --- --- County records show how the building of the canal was progressing, over 200 years ago --- Early days of the canal --- John Pinkerton's contract for the building of the canal Houseboats - a history of the houseboat community on the canal Illustrated talks about the canal (top)
J-L	John Pinkerton - trip boat based at Colt Hill, Odiham or Barley Mow, Winchfield etc Jungle bashing - the first job in restoration King John's Castle - aka Odiham Castle Kings Head Bridge - aka Guildford Road Bridge Last 5 miles - the canal into Basingstoke Licences for boats Links to other related sites Lock restoration (top)
M-O	Marshall, Mrs Joan who saved the canal before the restoration movement started Mytchett Place Road Bridge - rebuilt in 1994 using original Sarsen stone Narrow gauge railway - used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deepcut, Ash Embankment Norris Bridge - the one that fell down Notice Board - important notices, canal closures, events etc Odiham Castle - aka King John's Castle Odiham Wharf - aka Colt Hill (top)
P-R	Paintings - of the canal by Terry Harrison Personalities - some notable people with close connections to the canal PDOs - Potentially Damaging Operations explained Perseverance - floating steam dredger Pinkerton, John - the contract for building the canal Publications - books, maps, guides etc Pumping schemes - canal water supplies Queen's Avenue Bridge - restored by the Army in 1997 Railway - narrow gauge used in the restoration at Swan Bridge, Deeepcut, Ash embankment Royal Aircraft Establishment or Royal Aerospace Establishment (RAE), Farnborough ROYAL RE-OPENING by HRH Duke of Kent, May 1991 --- --- The Event --- Reminiscences by David Daines taking coals to Perseverance --- What others said about the occasion (top)
S-U	Serendipity - a miscellany of curiosities etc SHCS archives - some interesting items from the past Slades Bridge - under restoration Slidefilms - Audio-visual presentations SSSI - Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and PDOs (Potentially Damaging Operations), explained Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society (SHCS) TALKS --- --- Bookings - for talks on the canal to other groups --- Talks about the canal a service to other groups etc --- Winter season talks in Woking Things to do and see - attractions on the canal Trip boats Tunnel, Greywell (top)
V-Z	Visitor Centre - exhibition, tea room, boats, camping etc Volunteers - personal memories etc, and camp reports Volunteers - working parties on the canal Walker P.B. - former head of Structures Dept at RAE Water supply - criteria for closing the canal due to shortage of water Water supplies - back pumping schemes Western end - the canal beyond Greywell Tunnel Wharf house, Colt Hill Wharfinger's house, Colt Hill What's New? - any new or significantly changed content Where the canal is Wildlife Woking talks - winter season talks in Woking Woodham backpumping scheme - canal water supply Woolgar, Jim - his 1966 letter started the restoration Work camps - summer work camps on the canal at St John's etc Working party news (top)