Wendover Canal Trust Update, Winter 2021 The Wendover Canal, past, present Tring was completed with subsequent re- since there is no lock! A decision to use Little watering in 2007. This section required the Tring Bridge, with a stylized narrow boat and future
re-building of Little Tring bridge which had passing under, was taken and has received been demolished in 1973. The cost to the widespread approval. The change of name Trust was £263,000 and entirely funded by will, hopefully, give us added legitimacy them. This most attractive bridge has won and also the canal and ourselves increased several awards and is one of several bridges recognition. The Trust has been surprised The Wendover Canal runs for 6.75 miles on the canal which will require raising or re- how many Wendover residents are unaware of its existence and the restoration being from Bulbourne Junction on the Grand building. undertaken. Union Canal to Wendover and apart from a Following completion of Phase 1, which short navigable section extending to about one mile was effectively abandoned as a allowed boats to navigate to Little Tring, Work parties continue, normally for two restoration work then commenced at weeks each month, and the Trust has been waterway from 1904. Drayton Beauchamp, by the existing bridge, encouraged by the recent large number of new Construction started in 1793 and it was and this 1.5 mile section forms part of Phase volunteers. Considerable progress has been soon discovered that leakage would be a 2, of which re-watering was carried out in made under the supervision of Tony Bardwell, problem; in fact only nine years later leakage June 2010. Two footbridges constructed by Operations Director and the work can be was reported, resulting in the canal being the Trust enable walkers to cross the bed of viewed at any time by using the towpath. closed for some months. Numerous further the canal and further re-watering was carried leakage problems were experienced during out in November 2021. The final section of Once finally completed the canal will provide the canal's working life and it closed again in this Phase, to connect with the navigable a wonderful local amenity to be enjoyed by 1855. A stop lock was built in 1896 close to section at Little Tring, is going to cost the all including fishermen, walkers, boaters the Pumping Station in an attempt to control Trust a very considerable amount of money and all who appreciate the unique area of the loss of water. During times of low water owing to having to dispose of an old tip glorious Chiltern countryside. the lock would be closed preventing loss of which contains hazardous materials. Whilst water from the summit down the canal. The the Trust has sufficient funds to complete Our current objective, apart from continuing last business to use the canal was Bushell the restoration as far as the tip, they do not restoration, is to source funds for removal of Brothers who were well known builders of a have adequate financial resources to remove the tip. All contributions are most welcome! wide range of craft. Upon retirement of the this obstacle and are currently investigating brothers in 1952, the firm ceased trading. possible funding sources, which, during Contact details: Wendover Canal Trust: www. Their premises were adjacent to the current a time of national constraint, is proving wendovercanal.org.uk Tel: 07547 181857. difficult. Mill, now operated by Heygates. Photos show Little Tring Bridge and a by Nigel Williams, Publicity Director, Wendover Canal Trust Author's note: In this article I refer to the "canal" rather than the often used term "Arm".
The Wendover Arm Trust was formed in 1989 with the intention of restoring the canal to a fully navigable waterway - one of the most attractive in the country and being lock free. The canal is owned by the Canal & River Trust (CRT) but they do not have funds to support restoration. Completion of Phase 1 restoration to the winding hole at Little
In 2021 a decision was taken to change the operating name of the Trust from Wendover Arm Trust to Wendover Canal Trust (WCT). We found the use of the word"Arm" was confusing to the public and our previous logo, of lock paddle gear, was irrelevant
working party at the re-watering.
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