Institute of Tourists Guiding
MR 04676
The Kennet and Avon Canal, across Southern England, is one of Britain’s premier inland waterways.
This illustrated talk explains how and why the canal came about, how it worked during its heyday, and what led to its decline.
Then we look at the vision for its restoration and how that took place over the last four decades of the 20th century.
We start in the 1720s with the River Kennet and the River Avon, and in the 1790s we build a canal linking them.
The history includes finding a route, land disputes, competition from the railways and financial issues.
The structures built then and now restored include locks, aqueducts, tunnels and numerous bridges.
The restoration started as a vision, and over 35 years turned to reality. We also take a look at the canal today.
Tickets for this online talk are £8 for a single viewer and £12 for two or more viewers on one screen.
For live talks, or bespoke groups online, please contact us directly.
| Kennet and Avon | Date | Time | Length | Booking link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Online via Zoom | Monday 24th May 2021 | 8pm - 9pm | 45 to 60 minutes | |
Online via Zoom | Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 8pm - 9pm | 45 to 60 minutes | |
Online via Zoom | Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 8pm - 9pm | 45 to 60 minutes | |
Online via Zoom | Friday 6th August 2021 | 8pm - 9pm | 45 to 60 minutes | |
Online via Zoom | Friday 20th August 2021 | 8pm - 9pm | 45 to 60 minutes |
Graham is a regular visitor to our meetings and his talks are always very popular. He displays a great depth of knowledge of his subject, is very professional and informative in his delivery and his talks are illustrated with superb photography.
We have enjoyed several of Graham’s talks and they have always been well presented, interesting and entertaining.
We have had some very interesting talks from Graham. He really enjoys his subjects and passes his interest and knowledge on to his audiences. Our members certainly look forward to the meetings when Graham is giving a talk.
Don’t think he could improve! Excellent in all respects.
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