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Largely as a result of substantial investment by the 3rd Earl of
Egremont, a keen patron of the arts and perhaps the richest man in
Britain at the time, the Wey & Arun Junction Canal opened in
1816. To contemporary commentators, it seemed set for success as
part of a new navigable route from London to Portsmouth and the
Sussex coast. Sadly, though the countryside remained 'beautiful and
picturesque', the canal, after fifty-five years of modest trading,
fell victim to competition from railways and problems with its own
water supply. The order for closure came in 1871, and for the best
part of a century the Wey & Arun lay abandoned. The derelict
state of the canal as it lingered forgotten and crumbling, as well
as the attempts being made since 1970 to reinstate it, are vividly
evoked here by illustrations from the author's collection and those
of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust.
This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old
photographs and archived images to show the history of various
local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and
people.
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