The Melksham, Calne and Chippenham Branch
of the
 Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
 

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Pewsham Dredging

 
Digger and Dumper at rest Final Trim
Ultimate Boys Toy The Beast at Work

Spoil from a wet area is moved to a dry area for loading into the dumpers

 This Tree Root has to go

Cutting the canal bed to the exact same level as the bridge hole using a laser level.

 First exploratory dig in the meadow.
A sticky section at Triangle Wood The same area in sunlight and shade.
Leading up to Double Bridge showing how much of the canal bank has been lost. Twenty-two tons of angry digger soon makes a mark.
Photographs by Rob Jones and Chris Gibson - Captions by Colin
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