WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST

Patron H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall

Charity Number 299595
PO Box 3630, Swindon, SN4 4AN

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  • Map Main Line West to East 8 Stanley Junction
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History Newspaper Archives Archives 2006
Research our Canal History

icon_research_canal_history_100Gary Mason corrects an earlier letter writer as to why the original Wilts & Berks canal closed

Swindon Evening Advertiser August 2006
 
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