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458 CANALS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
3 scent f Descent, r.
a [' infeet and ded'Nane. a mat parts.
Tota. IPr.mile..
Foss Dyke,.. 11 0 0 From the Trent, at Torksey, to
the Witham. It is a level.
Glasgow ands 1812 33 168 5
Saltcoats,
Glenkenns,.. 1802 27 From the Dee, at Kirkcudbright,
to Dalry.
Gloucester,. 1793 18A 15 A channel for ship navigation,
Hockcrib branch 2 70 to to avoid the windings of the Sev18 ern fiom Berkley Pill, where it
leaves that river, to Gloucester,
whe e it joins the river again.
Number of shares, 1960; price in
1824, ~100, and a loan of ~60 per
share, making the investment ~160
per share.
Grandl Junction, 1805 934 587 6.3 36-24 4A A part of the line between LonPaddington br., 133 don and Liverpool, from Brentford
6 other branches, 40 to the Oxford canal at Braunston.
It has 101 locks; passes the river
Ouse and its valley by an ermbankment about half a mile in length and
30 feet high. It has a tunnel at
Blisworth, 3080 yards in length,
18 feet high, and 1.6h wide; and another at Braunston, 2045 yards long,
the other dimensions being the
same as those of the Blisworth
tunnel. Number of shares, 11,657A;
originally, ~100; price in 1824,
~270.
Grand Surrey, 1801 12 From the Thames, at Rother*hithe, to Mitcham. It is of large
dimensions, being navigable by the
Thames boats. The company pays
to London, annually, ~60, for the
junction of the canal with the
Thames.
Grand Westerln, 1796 35 From the mouth of the Ex, at
Tiverton br.,.. 7 Topsham, to Taunton bridge; in
1824, was but partially finished.
Number of shares, 3096; cost,
~79; price in 1824, ~6.
Grand Trunk, 1777 93 642 6.9 A part of the line between LonIts branch,... 37 don and Liverpool. It has 4 tunnels, in length 3940 yards, and 9
feet wide. Number of shares,
1300A; price in 1824, ~2150. The
tonnage is from 3d. to 44d. per
mile.
Grand Union,. 23 130 5.5 From the Leicester and North
ampton Union canal, near Foxton,
to the Grand Junction, east of
Braunston tunnel. Number of
shares, 1521; cost, ~100; price in
1824, ~50. The canal has, besides,
a loan, at 5 per cent. interest, of
~19,327.