Talk – Research on the Somersetshire Coal Canal by Roger Halse

Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, Paulton

Research on the Somersetshire Coal Canal by Roger Halse.Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Road, Paulton, BS39 7LW. Roger will be talking about the sources, maps and photographs with examples from his decades of researching the SCC.A fascinating evening guaranteed with Roger revealing aspects of the SCC of which many of us are unaware, no matter how […]

Walk – Dunkerton Pumping Engine site

Withyditch Baptist Church, 3 Withyditch Lane, Bath BA2 8AY 3 Withyditch Lane, Bath

A visit to the site of the former Dunkerton Pumping Engine site and the mill pond below which supplied it. Weather and ground conditions permitting we plan to walk to the site of Hill's Colliery.We are grateful to Robert Gardiner for granting permission to access these sections of farm land which have no public access. […]

Talk – The Weigh-House and its weighing machine plus the Caisson Lock

Paulton Village Hall, Farrington Rd, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7LW Farrington Rd, Paulton

The Weigh-House and its weighing machine by Roger Halse (SCCS Archivist), plus Robert Wheldon's Hydrostatick Caisson Lock, how it worked, the problems and locations by Derrick Hunt (SCCS Chairman).Roger & Derrick will talk about these two important features of the SCC. One made a major impact on the fortunes of the canal. The other nearly […]