| Buscot Wharf Canal | |
|---|---|
| Location | Buscot, Oxfordshire |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 0.125 miles (0.201 km) |
| Status | Derelict |
| History | |
| Former names | Buscot Pill |
| Construction began | After 1789 |
| Date closed | by 1876 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | River Thames |
| End point | Buscot Wharf |
The Buscot Wharf Canal, also known as Buscot Pill,[1][a] was a short canal connecting the River Thames to a wharf in Buscot, Oxfordshire.
History
editThe 220-yard (200 m) canal was built shortly after the 1789 opening of the Thames and Severn Canal,[2] which joined the Thames less than 3 miles (4.8 km) upriver. It was established by Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park, on whose land the canal was situated. Loveden was also a commissioner of the Thames and Severn Canal, and built the wharf to receive coal (as well as other goods) for the Buscot estate.[2]
Description
editThe canal was approximately 39 feet (12 m) wide. It terminated in a basin where two wharf buildings and some wharf cottages were established.[2]
Legacy
editIn 1859, Robert Tertius Campbell purchased the Buscot estate from the Loveden family, at which point the wharf was referred to as "Buscot Coal Wharf with Cottage".[2] Campbell established a light railway around the estate, part of which served the canal basin.[2]
By 1876 the canal was marked as "old" on Ordnance Survey maps.[2]
In 1990, the wharf cottages were given Grade II listed status.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Gray, John R. "An Industrialised Agricultural Estate in Berkshire". buscot-park.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "MNA129732". heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk. National Trust. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "BUSCOT WHARF COTTAGES (WEST RANGE), Buscot - 1052685 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "BUSCOT WHARF COTTAGES (E RANGE), Buscot - 1052684 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
Notes
edit- ^ "Pill" is derived from the Old English pyll, meaning "pool"