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Kennett & Avon Canal to Melksham
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Melksham to the Bell Inn at Bowden Hill
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- Bridges, 1916 - Credit: Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Ref: F4/150/42
- Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Catalogue
- Ledger A
- Ledger B
- Royal Commission on Canals & Waterways Vol 1 Evidence, 1906 - Credit: HathiTrust
- Royal Commission on Canals & Waterways Vol 3 Evidence, 1906 - Credit: HathiTrust
- Wheeler Report, 1900 - Credit: Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
- Crowdy Letter Book, 1793-1810 - Credit: Highworth Historical Society

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Restoration projects in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, include Shrivenham, Childrey, Challow, Stockham, Elm farm and Grove. This booklet describes some of these projects and gives a description of the 1993 condition of the canal from Childrey to Abingdon. Includes a list of all of the work sites along the whole length of the canal.

Boats to Lacock This report from 1984 proposes the restoration of part of the western half of the canal to full navigational standards and it's use as a cruising waterway, allowing boats from the Kennet & Avon Canal initially to reach Melksham and the village of Lacock, with later extensions to the towns of Calne, Wootton Bassett, and possibly Chippenham. There are three main reasons why this would be desirable:
1. Enhancement of Cruising on the K&A Canal
2. Economic Benefits
3. Preservation of the Region's Heritage


Dauntsey Lock Canal Settlement

Interest in the important remains at Dauntsey Lock prompted contact with one of the present owners, Mr.Gordon Barnes, in 1979. A five year agreement was signed, enabling survey and towpath clearance work to be carried out. The Wharf House was completely surveyed, with photography and measured drawings. This report from 1985 documents the survey and restoration opportunity.