@gilbertwood Thank you for your comment Denise, all part of the industrial revolution to transport goods and materials before the advent of the Railways:)
@onewing Thanks Babs for your comment it would appear a small part of the Barnsley Canal has had some restoration surveys carried out,
The Barnsley Canal was first proposed in 1792. Construction began in 1793 and the Barnsley Canal
northern section to Barnsley was opened in 1799 with the Barnsley to Barnby section opened in 1802.
The Dearne & Dove Canal was completed in 1804.
These canals were mainly for the carriage of coal from the various pits in the area.
Competition from the railways began to have a significant effect on the canals by the 1840s but
despite this coal traffic rose to over 200,000 tons per annum between 1885 and 1909.Other traffic
included limestone and grain
The canal’s demise was the result of a number of factors; mines closing, traffic moving to rail transport
and finally, serious mining subsidence resulted in the two canals being closed to traffic in 1952.
The Barnsley aqueduct across the River Dearne near Barnsley was partly demolished in 1954 as
“potentially unsafe”
The Barnsley Canal route is relatively intact and reusable. However the Dearne & Dove Canal route has
been obliterated by major roads and other development, and the feasibility study recommends a new
route which parallels the old route for a significant proportion of it’s length. see link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnsley_Canal
The Barnsley Canal was first proposed in 1792. Construction began in 1793 and the Barnsley Canal
northern section to Barnsley was opened in 1799 with the Barnsley to Barnby section opened in 1802.
The Dearne & Dove Canal was completed in 1804.
These canals were mainly for the carriage of coal from the various pits in the area.
Competition from the railways began to have a significant effect on the canals by the 1840s but
despite this coal traffic rose to over 200,000 tons per annum between 1885 and 1909.Other traffic
included limestone and grain
The canal’s demise was the result of a number of factors; mines closing, traffic moving to rail transport
and finally, serious mining subsidence resulted in the two canals being closed to traffic in 1952.
The Barnsley aqueduct across the River Dearne near Barnsley was partly demolished in 1954 as
“potentially unsafe”
The Barnsley Canal route is relatively intact and reusable. However the Dearne & Dove Canal route has
been obliterated by major roads and other development, and the feasibility study recommends a new
route which parallels the old route for a significant proportion of it’s length. see link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnsley_Canal