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Coleford, Somerset. Home of Hucky Duck Aquaduct.

Some info on the canal from the Coleford Parish Council website:- The Canal In order to export coal from the area it was proposed that a branch canal be constructed from Nettlebridge, via Coleford, to Frome, to join the proposed Dorset and Somerset Canal which was planned to run from the Kennet and Avon Canal near Avoncliff to Wareham. The purpose of this canal was to link Bristol with the south coast at Poole. Construction of the branch through Coleford began in 1786, before the main line, and was planned to use boat lifts designed by Fussells of Mells in place of locks. Remains of the canal can be seen at several places in around the village. The major remaining feature in Coleford is the 'Huckyduck', or aqueduct. Remains of the first boat lift can be seen north of Mells. The project was abandoned in 1803, due to lack of funds and the effects of the Napoleonic War. A brief bit of info on the Somerset and Dorset canal from good old Wikipedia:- The Dorset and Somerset Canal was a proposed canal in southwestern England. The main line was intended to link Poole, Dorset with the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. A branch was to go from the main line at Frome to the southern reaches of the Somerset coalfield at Nettlebridge. Construction of the branch started in 1786, using boat lifts rather than locks to cope with changes of level, but the company ran out of money and the canal was abandoned in 1803, never to be completed.