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==Waterway restoration in the United Kingdom== [[File:Droitwich canal restoration.jpg|thumb|Excavation work at [[Salwarpe]] on the Droitwich Canal during 1978 Waterway Recovery Group summer work camp.]] Due to competition from the [[railway]]s and the narrow design of most [[United Kingdom|UK]] canals (which prevented the carriage of economically sized bulk loads), large parts of the [[list of canals in the United Kingdom|UK's canal system]] were abandoned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The rise of the leisure industry in the 1950s meant that the complete abandonment of the remaining canals was avoided. The increasing use of canals for leisure purposes led some people to consider restoring some of those that had been abandoned. At first, progress was slow due to the lack of funding, with most of the work having to be done manually by volunteers. As the leisure industry grew, the economic benefits of having a canal became more apparent and some state funding started to appear. At the same time, public interest increased the size of various volunteer groups. At the present time, canal restoration in the UK is carried out by a mixture of volunteers and professionals working on a large variety of projects. ===Waterways under restoration in the United Kingdom=== [[File:Barge lockdrotwitch.jpg|thumb|right|A lock on the Droitwich Canal undergoing restoration]] {{Div col}} *[[Buckingham Arm]] *[[Chesterfield Canal]] *[[Chichester Canal]] *[[Cromford Canal]] *[[Dearne and Dove Canal]] *[[Derby Canal]] *[[Grand Western Canal]] *[[Grantham Canal]] *[[Hatherton Canal]] *[[Hereford and Gloucester Canal]] *[[Lancaster Canal]] *[[Lapal Canal]] ([[Dudley Canal|Dudley No 2 Canal]]) *[[Lichfield Canal]] *[[Liskeard and Looe Union Canal]] *[[Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal]] *[[Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal]] *[[Montgomery Canal]] *[[Pocklington Canal]] *[[Rolle Canal]] *[[Sleaford Navigation]] *[[Stroudwater Navigation]] *[[Thames and Severn Canal]] *[[Wendover Arm Canal]] *[[Wey and Arun Canal]] *[[Wilts and Berks Canal]] {{div col end}} ===Waterway restoration groups in the United Kingdom=== [[File:Gough's OrchardThames & Severn canal 2009.JPG|thumb|right|Gough's Orchard lock on the [[Thames & Severn Canal]] undergoing restoration by [[Waterway Recovery Group]]]] {{Div col}} *[[Waterway Recovery Group]] *Buckingham Canal Society *[[Cotswold Canals Trust]] *[[Bugsworth Basin Heritage Trust|Inland Waterways Protection Society]] *[[Kescrg Canal Restoration Group|Kent and East Sussex Canal Restoration Group]] *[[Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust]] *[[River Stour Trust]], Suffolk, England *[[Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust]] *Somerset Waterways Development Trust *[[Wendover Arm Canal|Wendover Arm Trust]] *[[Wilts & Berks Canal Trust]] *[[List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom]] {{div col end}} ===Completed restoration schemes in the United Kingdom=== Waterways are listed in chronological order of re-opening. Most have been completely re-opened, but some (such as the Grand Western Canal and Basingstoke Canal) are only partially complete but have no current plans for work on the rest of the line. {{Div col}} *[[River Avon, Warwickshire|Lower Avon]] 1962 *[[Stratford-upon-Avon Canal|Southern Stratford canal]] 1964 *[[Stourbridge Canal]] 1967 *[[Grand Western Canal]] 1971 *[[River Avon, Warwickshire|Upper Avon]] 1974 *[[Peak Forest Canal]] 1974 *[[Caldon Canal]] 1974 *[[Ashton Canal]] 1974 *[[River Great Ouse]] 1978 *[[Kennet and Avon Canal]] 1990 *[[Basingstoke Canal]] 1991 *[[Bridgwater and Taunton Canal]] 1994 *[[Huddersfield Narrow Canal]] 2001 * [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] 2001 *[[Rochdale Canal]] 2002 *[[Droitwich Canal]] 2011 {{div col end}}
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