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ADDENDA.

Grantham

Canal.

GRANTHAM CANAL.

Description of a Canal from Grantham, in the County of

Lincoln, to the River Trent, between Holme Pierrepont and

Ratclijse, near Nottingham Trent Bridge, in the County of

Nottingham, with a collateral Cut to Bingham. ZZ Geo III.Ch. 94.

THIS canal commences jon the east side of Grantham,pastes Harlaxton, the Point, at the foot of Woolsthorp Hill,Stainwith, Redmile, along Belvoir Vale, by Barkestone,Plungar, Harbv, Long Clawfon, to Hickling, being fromGrantham a course south-west, from Hickling it bends to thenorth, and passes through Kinnoulton, Coulton Basset, Crop-well Bishop, and joins the Trent between Holme Pierrepont,and Radclisse. There is a branch from near CropwellBishop to Bingham.

The length of this canal from Grantham to the river Trentis thirty miles, with one hundred and forty-eight feet fall tothe river, viz. From Grantham to Woolsthorp Hill is fivemiles, and level. From thence to Stainwith Close is onemile and three quarters, with sifty-eight feet and a half fall.From thence along Belvoir Vale to Cropwell Bishop, istwenty miles, and level. From thpnce to the river Trent isthree miles and a half, with eighty-nine feet and a half fall.The branch to Bingham is more than three miles, and level.

The undertakers of this scheme are incorporated under thename of “ The Company of Proprietors of The Grantham

Canal