SCCS
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Work Party – Paulton Basin
Paulton basin , United KingdomHelp to restore the Somersetshire Coal Canal is needed! Please do come and help out if you can. No previous experience necessary Wear boots and bring thick gardening gloves if you have some All necessary tools will be provided Tea is provided for break times, bring a mug Bring your own snacks/lunch Meet at the […]
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Work Party – Paulton Basin
Paulton basin , United KingdomHelp to restore the Somersetshire Coal Canal is needed! Please do come and help out if you can. No previous experience necessary Wear boots and bring thick gardening gloves if you have some All necessary tools will be provided Tea is provided for break times, bring a mug Bring your own snacks/lunch Meet at the […]
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Work Party – Paulton Basin
Paulton basin , United KingdomHelp to restore the Somersetshire Coal Canal is needed! Please do come and help out if you can. No previous experience necessary Wear boots and bring thick gardening gloves if you have some All necessary tools will be provided Tea is provided for break times, bring a mug Bring your own snacks/lunch Meet at the […]
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Canal social drinks – everyone welcome!
Following great interest in our quest to spread the word of the canal to pubs along the route, we are inviting you all to help us finish the last two pubs! Come and join us, have a drink and chat about all things canal related! Whether you are newly interested or an old fan, all […]
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Work Party – Paulton Basin
Paulton basin , United KingdomHelp to restore the Somersetshire Coal Canal is needed! Please do come and help out if you can. No previous experience necessary Wear boots and bring thick gardening gloves if you have some All necessary tools will be provided Tea is provided for break times, bring a mug Bring your own snacks/lunch Meet at the […]
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Why the SCC Needed Pumping Engines Social Evening with Patrick Moss & Derrick Hunt
Paulton Village Hall Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, United KingdomThe talk will look at water demand, supply and management on canals from the earliest canals up to the time the Coal Canal was proposed. It introduces the topic and illustrates the "known technology". Patrick will cover where the water goes (clue - it's not just locks by any means) and how we can end […]
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Dunkerton Village Day – stand
Dunkerton Cricket Ground Church Lane, DunkertonCome and visit us at this village day and find out more about the Somersetshire Coal Canal Society. You can find out all about the history, learn about volunteering opportunities and become a member to support us in our mission to restore the canal. Location: Dunkerton Cricket Ground, Church Lane, Dunkerton BA2 8BN. From Bath […]
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Talk – Research on the Somersetshire Coal Canal by Roger Halse
Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, PaultonResearch on the Somersetshire Coal Canal by Roger Halse. Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Road, Paulton, BS39 7LW. Roger will be talking about the sources, maps and photographs with examples from his decades of researching the SCC. A fascinating evening guaranteed with Roger revealing aspects of the SCC of which many of us are unaware, no […]
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Walk – Dunkerton Pumping Engine site
Withyditch Baptist Church, 3 Withyditch Lane, Bath BA2 8AY 3 Withyditch Lane, BathA visit to the site of the former Dunkerton Pumping Engine site and the mill pond below which supplied it. Weather and ground conditions permitting we plan to walk to the site of Hill's Colliery. We are grateful to Robert Gardiner for granting permission to access these sections of farm land which have no public […]
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Talk – The Weigh-House and its weighing machine plus the Caisson Lock
Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, PaultonThe Weigh-House and its weighing machine by Roger Halse (SCCS Archivist), plus Robert Wheldon's Hydrostatick Caisson Lock, how it worked, the problems and locations by Derrick Hunt (SCCS Chairman). Roger & Derrick will talk about these two important features of the SCC. One made a major impact on the fortunes of the canal. The other […]