The Ulverston Canal :: Shared Description

Prior to the construction of the Furness Railway, the Furness peninsula was cut off by the mountainous Lake District on its only landward side; the region was accessed only by crossing the sands of Morecambe Bay. The Ulverston Canal was completed in 1796, in order to provide the town of Ulverston with a port. The canal is 1¼ miles long and runs from Ulverston town centre to the coast of Morecambe Bay. It is entirely straight and on a single level. It is an isolated canal and does not connect to the main canal network. At 15 feet deep and 66 feet wide, it was intended to take very large ships.

The Ulverston Canal was once the starting-point for steamers to Liverpool, passenger ships to Scotland and London, and cargoes of local slates that made their way to coastal towns around Britain. The opening of the Furness Railway in 1846 seriously damaged the profitability of the canal, which was eventually bought by the railway company. It was used commercially until the First World War and was officially abandoned in 1945. It has since been maintained by Ulverston town council. There is a public footpath on its eastern side, but the western side is industrialized, being the location of a large GlaxoSmithKline factory.
by David Dixon
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SD3177 : Bridge over Ulverston Canal at Canal Foot by David Dixon
SD3177 : Jetty at Canal Foot by Stephen Craven
SD3177 : Remains of the inner lock gate at Canal Foot by Stephen Craven
SD2978 : The Ulverston Canal by habiloid
SD3078 : Support structure for The Rolling Bridge, The Ulverston Canal by habiloid
SD3077 : Ulverston Canal and GSK site by DS Pugh
SD3077 : The Ulverston Canal Towpath by habiloid
SD3177 : Path along the Ulverston Canal by David Dixon
SD3177 : Old lock gates by DS Pugh
SD3177 : The Ulverston Canal Lock, Canal Foot, Ulverston by habiloid
SD3078 : Rolling Bridge over Ulverston Canal by DS Pugh
SD3177 : The Ulverston Canal Lock, Canal Foot, Ulverston by habiloid
SD3078 : The Rolling Bridge over The Ulverston Canal by habiloid
SD3177 : Old Lock Gate, Ulverston Canal at Canal Foot by David Dixon
SD3077 : Towards Canal Foot by DS Pugh
SD2978 : The Ulverston Canal by habiloid
SD2978 : Railway crossing Ulverston Canal by DS Pugh
SD3177 : Outer lock gate at Canal Foot by Stephen Craven
SD3078 : The Ulverston Canal by habiloid
SD3177 : Metal sculpture at Canal Foot by Stephen Craven
SD3177 : Cormorant at Canal Foot by David Dixon
SD3078 : Canal towpath near the rolling bridge by DS Pugh
SD3077 : Path beside Ulverston Canal by DS Pugh
SD3078 : The Ulverston Canal seen from the Rolling Bridge by habiloid
SD3177 : Monument at the side of the Ulverston Canal at Canal Foot by David Dixon

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Created: Mon, 31 Aug 2020, Updated: Mon, 31 Aug 2020

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