1. First visit to the site:
2. Second visit to the site:
3. Third visit to the site:
4. Developing the project:
4.1. The History, a little summary:
During the time of the canal's construction some obstacles were encountered, such as the impass of Lord Middleton, who wanted his waterway linking mines to the canal, increasing the cost of the work; the case known as Wollaton Flight, involving Jessop's disease and the rise of Henry Green as chief engineer; and the case of the Cromford Canal Company who feared the Nottingham Canal would use too much of their water supply. The Nottingham company agreed to build extra reservoirs which oth canals could make use of.
In 1973 the first couple of miles of the canal opened and in 1796 was the time of the whole of the canal. Coal was its main cargo but it also carried other products, such as building materials, bricks, lime, timber, ''night soil''.
With the construction of new canals, Canal Derby, Beeston Canal, and the expansion of the River Trent, Nottingham Canal became the main navigable waterway through Nottingham.
In 1832 Nottingham Canal was in it peak, living prosperous times and payed its dividends when the company was forced to reduce its tolls because of the monopoly they were holding, but this didn't increase coal carriage and only served to decrease the canal company's income so the concession was dropped, what resulted in the encouragement from the local mine owners to build railways in the area.
Railway competicion arrieved on the canal, but before they could take over, the company themselves were merged with another company and became the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston & Eastern Junction Railway Company. But very soon the company ran out of money and started a slow decline accompanied with loss of revenue, declining traffic and the onset of the railways.
This was followed with selling out to the railway companies, then final closure and dereliction, returning back to the land from which it came in some areas.