Oakham Canal

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The Oakham Canal ran from Melton Wharf to Oakham through 18 locks it opened in 1802[1]. The canal's main cargo was coal. The canal lacked a proper water supply which meant it was often impassable in the summer. Competition from the railways resulted in canal being sold to the Syston-Peterborough Railway in 1845.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.waterscape.com/Oakham_Canal/introduction/history/wid266 Accessed 20 July 2006
  2. ^ http://beehive.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=6595&PageID=38057 Accessed 20 July 2006
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