A survey of the river Avon, from Bath, to Bristol, by experienc'd artists with their opinion of the difficulty, and charges to make the same navigable.

A survey of the river Avon, from Bath, to Bristol, by experienc'd artists with their opinion of the difficulty, and charges to make the same navigable.

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A Survey of the River AVON, from BATH, to BRISTOL, by Experienc'd Artiſts; with their Opinion of the Difficulty, and Charges to make the ſame Navigable.

A Survey of the River AVON, from BATH, to BRISTOL, by Experienc'd Artiſts; with their Opinion of the Difficulty, and Charges to make the ſame Navigable.

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1. THAT from Briſtol, to Hannam, which is 5 Miles by Land, the River is already Navigable; But that 12 Tydes in 15 days, do not flow to Hannam, in which Tydes no Boat can be brought thither, and the higheſt Tyde doth not ſerve above 3 hours.

2. That upon the River, from Hannam to Bath, being but 6 Miles by Land, there are ſeven Wears, and twenty nine Mills, beſides ſeveral Fords and Bridges for Paſſage, between Glouceſter-ſhirt and Somerſet-ſhire, and many Rocks, and Shallows croſs the River.

3. The firſt Wear from Bath, is upper Tierton-Wear, at which is ſix foot and a half fall of Water; that the neceſſary charge of fixing Locks in the ſaid Wear, will be 9001.

4. The ſecond Wear is lower Tierton, at which is 6 Foot and 8 Inches fall, and the freſh riſes there 16 foot, and is frequently Choaked with Sand; and the fixing Locks in this Wear, will coſt 1000l; in which Wear it appears, a Lock hath been endeavoured, formerly, to be ſet, but left unfiniſhed.

5. The third Wear is that of Salford, where there is ſeven Foot fall, and the Water is ſixteeh Foot deep on each ſide the Wear, the River not to be diverted, but with extream difficulty, for tho' Draughts be made, according to the cuſtom of the River, there will ſtill remain twelve Foot water, and the fixing Locks in this Wear (if practicable) will coſt at leaſt 1500l.

6. The fourth Wear is Kelſon, at which is ſeven Foot fall, which (tho' [...] he eaſieſt) will coſt at leaſt 800l. to place Locks there.

7. The fifth Wear is that of Swinford, which hath 5 Foot, and a half head of water, and will likewiſe coſt 800l. to place Locks there.

8. The ſixth Wear is Keinſham, which hath 8 Foot and a half head of Water, beſides a conſiderable fall from the Wear to a hundred Foot below the Bridge, which cannot be made Navigable, but by making a new Wear and Lock below the Bridge, or by cutting a new Water-way, from the Mill Pond, to one hundred Yards below the Bridge, which will be 400 Yards, and a Lock to Pen fourteen Foot high will coſt 1800l.

9. The ſeventh Wear is Hannam, at which there is eight Foot and a half fall, the water not to be diverted; the Banks being there 15 Foot high, and the water riſing by freſhes more then 20 Foot Perpendicular height; placing Locks there, will coſt at leaſt 1500l. If it can be performed at all.

10. So that, the ordinary, and neceſſary Charges, in placing the ſaid ſeveral Locks, Amount to 8300l. And thoſe Locks cannot be made, without the hazard of uſual and Cuſtomary floods, and other Accidents, which, ſhould they happen during the Work (as is more then probable) the Extraordinary Charges and Damages cannot be computed or gueſſed at.

11. That the Charges above, are computed, without Consideration had, of the Damages the Proprietors of the Lands upon the ſaid River will ſuſtein, or of the great Damages the Proprietors of each Mill muſt unavoidably ſuſler, by loſs of water, all the while the Locks are ſetting down, and afterwards by the frequent opening them; And eſpecially Hannam Mills, which are the Loweſt upon the River, and where the Engins are placed for ſerving the City of Briſtol with freſh water: The working of which requires the greateſt ſtrength of water the River now Affords.

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A survey of the river Avon, from Bath, to Bristol, by experienc'd artists with their opinion of the difficulty, and charges to make the same navigable.

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1693-1700?

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2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A61994

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Wing S6201

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ESTC R222435

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99833613

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99833613

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38091

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— A survey of the river Avon, from Bath, to Bristol, by experienc'd artists with their opinion of the difficulty, and charges to make the same navigable.,

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