WEIGH- HOUSE

The magazine of the Somersetshire Coal Canal Society 

CURRENT ISSUE No 51 - September 2008 EDITOR'S NOTES CHAIRMAN'S NOTES NEW EVENTS A NEW CANAL EXHIBITION NAVVYING NOTES A NEW SCCS WEBSITE RE-OPENING OF THE CANAL CENTRE AT DUNDAS THE PAUL ROSSITER COLLECTION NEW FINDINGS NEAR CAISSON HOUSE by Mike Chapman NARROW LOCKS by Patrick Moss DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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CURRENT ISSUE No 50 - May 2008 EDITOR'S NOTES CHAIRMAN'S NOTES DONATIONS NOTICE OF A.G.M A WALK ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE CANAL TRAMWAY TO THE TIMSBURY AND HIGH LITTLETON COLLIERIES by Mike Chapman COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TRAMWAYS NORTH OF PAULTON BASIN - A section of the Cruse Map SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE SOMERSET COAL TRAMWAYS &emdash; Part 3 by R.G. Gilson and G.W. Quartley NAVVYING NOTES DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 49 EDITOR'S NOTES CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NEW MEMBERS NAVVYING NOTES LYME DISEASE FURTHER NOTES ON CANAL TRAMWAYS: DUNKERTON PIT PAULTON BASIN SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE SOMERSET COAL TRAMWAYS &emdash; Part 2 R.G. Gilson and G.W. Quartley TECHNICAL TOPICS &emdash; Why is the towing path on the downhill side? Adrian Tuddenham .. 19 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 48   EDITOR'S NOTES CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NAVVYING NOTES A VISIT TO THE INCLINED PLANES ALONG THE K&A CANAL BETWEEN DUNDAS AND AVONCLIFF By Mike Chapman A RUBBISH DUMP BY THE CANAL NEAR MIDFORD By Tim Lunt SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE SOMERSET COAL CANAL TRAMWAYS By R.G. Gilson and G.W. Quartley &emdash; Part 1 A WALK FROM SINGLE HILL TO RADSTOCK By Terry Paget DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 47   EDITOR'S NOTES NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS - Lock 15 restoration NAVVYING NOTES TWO WALKS ALONG THE WILTS & BERKS CANAL &emdash; Calne and Wootton Bassett by Roger Halse A VISIT TO THE WILTS & BERKS CANAL at Pewsham near Chippenham by Richard Hignett A WALK ALONG THE LINE OF THE WELTON TRAMWAY by Mike Chapman DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 46   EDITOR'S NOTES NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS - Lock 15 restoration &emdash; New Membership Secretary &emdash; Walks programme NAVVYING NOTES A VISIT TO THE DRAMWAY WHARVES at KEYNSHAM A walk by Mike Chapman FURTHER LIGHT IN WELLOW TUNNEL with Illustrations by Vernon Cook NATIONAL WATERWAYS FESTIVAL A report by Roger Halse "THE DIARY OF A ROWING TOUR FROM OXFORD TO LONDON IN 1875" Book review by Terry Paget DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 45   NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NOTICE OF A.G.M APPEAL FOR REPLACEMENT MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY CHRIS HANDLEY &emdash; A Tribute NAVVYING NOTES THE CANAL and FULLER'S EARTH MINES at COMBE HAY A walk by Mike Chapman THE ODD DOWN WINDMILL NEW LIGHT IN WELLOW TUNNEL by Mike Chapman NATIONAL WATERWAYS FESTIVAL &emdash; Help wanted. "THE HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET COALFIELD" Definitive reference book by Down & Warrington reprinted FUSSELL'S TRIAL BALANCE LOCK Another chance to visit the site of this boat lift DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 44 Not published due to lack of material

No 43 Temporarily missing from archive due to computer crash

No 42   CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS NOTICE OF A.G.M EDITORIAL NAVVYING NOTES THE MYSTERY OF THE JUNCTION - A walk to find the site of the proposed D&SC junction with the K&A canal. by Derrick Hunt MORE NEWS FROM THE D&S CANAL - Second boat lift chamber excavated DRAWING OF THE CLAVERTON PUMP A VISIT TO THE CLAVERTON PUMP by Mike Chapman A VISIT TO CLEVELAND HOUSE by Derrick Hunt DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 41   EDITORIAL CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS NOTICE OF A.G.M OBITUARY - BILL SCHAFER NAVVYING NOTES - The Monkey and the Beetle THE K&A CANAL AND GROSVENOR MEADOWS, BATH &emdash; A WALK by Mike Chapman A STONE WHARF NEAR THE VIADUCT HOTEL? by Mike Chapman COAL CANAL MILESTONES by Roger Halse THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL NEAR DANEWAY &emdash; A WALK by Derrick Hunt TWO APPEALS FROM THE HONORARY ARCHIVIST by Roger Halse LIMEKILN CLEARANCE - Good news from the Mells Valley " JAMES BRINDLEY THE FIRST CANAL BUILDER" - A new book about the canal pioneer DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 40   EDITORIAL CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS SATURDAY WALK THE COLLIERS WAY&emdash; A new cycle route WATERWAYS MUSEUMS' APPEAL NAVVYING NOTES &emdash; Lock 5 revisited WALK &emdash; THE STROUDWATER CANAL A VISIT TO CROFTON PUMP ON THE K&A CANAL by Mike Chapman EXCAVATING FUSSELL'S TRIAL BALANCE LOCK SITE by Derrick Hunt TWO FLOWERS OF GLOSTER - Book and CD versions S.I.A.S. ASKS S.C.C.S. FOR HELP.--Volunteers needed for limekiln project DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

No 39   EDITORIAL CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS CAISSON LOCK APPEAL and TAX MATTERS by David Chalmers NEW MEMBERS & DONATIONS THE RôLE OF THE HONORARY ARCHIVIST by Roger Halse NAVVYING NOTES - Dando's Bridge &emdash; Combe Hay Cemetery WALKS ALONG THE CANAL: MIDFORD &emdash; WELLOW &emdash; SINGLE HILL &emdash; RADSTOCK by Mike Chapman TWO RADSTOCK HERITAGE WALKS by Mike Chapman An Accidental Rediscovery &emdash; A Personal Story by Daniel Brown with additional comment from Hugh Torrens FROM THE ARCHIVES by Roger Halse THE S.C.C. CONSERVATION AND ACCESS STRATEGY by Roger Halse FUSSELL'S BALANCE LOCK TRIAL SITE DISCOVERED First photograph of lock pit DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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