Site Map
- Home Page
- The introductory page of this website.
- The Society
- About the Society - An introduction to the Southampton Canal Society including a list of Society contacts.
- Society Meetings and Events - Accept our invitation to come to our monthly meetings and other events - find out more.
- Society Meeting Place - The location of Chilworth Hall - the normal venue for our monthly meetings.
- Meetings Index - List of speakers and subjects at our meetings since 1990.
- Newsletter
- Latest Newsletter - our latest monthly newsletter.
- Newsletter Archive - A collection of the Society’s Newsletters since 1990, available in PDF format. Go to the archive for further details.
- Waterway Activities
- Waterway Events & Meetings - Find out what’s happening on the inland waterways scene within 50 miles of Southampton.
- Waterway Trip Boats - Trip boats operating within about 50 miles of Southampton.
- Waterway Links - Links to other websites that may be of interest.
- Local Waterways
- Introduction to local waterways - Discover the canals and inland waterways in and around southern Hampshire.
- Andover Canal
- Introduction - This canal ran south from Andover to tidal water at Redbridge.
- Construction - Discover the attempts to introduce navigation to the Test valley.
- Trade - Find out what is known about the use of the canal.
- Latter days - Learn about the demise of the canal.
- Remains of the Canal - A brief look at the line and remains of the canal.
- River Avon (Hampshire)
- River Avon (Hampshire) - Attempts were made in the 17th & 18th centuries to make this river navigable from Salisbury to Christchurch.
- Chichester Canal
- Chichester Canal - This waterway started out as part of the Portsmouth & Arundel Canal.
- Itchen Navigation
- Introduction to the Navigation
- History - A brief history of the waterway
- Trade - Trade on the Itchen Navigation
- Distance Table - Distance table and dimensions of the Navigation.
- The Locks - A description of the locks on the Navigation.
- Access to the Navigation - Visiting the Itchen Navigation.
- The Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project
- Portrait of the Navigation - An introduction to descriptions and images of the Navigation.
- Winchester - Tun Bridge
- Tun Bridge - St Catherine Lock
- St Catherine Lock - Hockley
- Hockley - Tumbling Bay
- Tumbling Bay - Shawford
- Shawford - College Mead
- College Mead - Brambridge
- Brambridge - Allbrook
- Allbrook - Withymead Lock
- Withymead Lock - Bishopstoke
- Bishopstoke - Fish House Bay
- Fish House Bay - Lock House Lock
- Lock House Lock - Sandy Lock
- Sandy Lock - Mans Bridge
- Mans Bridge - Gaters Mill & Wood Mill
- Wood Mill - Cobden Bridge
- Cobden Bridge - Northam
- Map 1: Winchester - Allbrook - Map of the northern part of the Navigation.
- Map 2: Allbrook - Northam - Map of the southern part of the Navigation.
- Portsmouth & Arundel Canal
- Portsmouth & Arundel Canal - This waterway was intended to be part of a waterway route linking Portsmouth and London.
- Southampton & Salisbury Canal
- Introduction - An introduction to the unfinished Southampton and Salisbury Canal.
- History - The rise and fall of a mismanaged project.
- Early Proposals
- Promotion and Speculation
- Which Route?
- Authorised Route
- Construction Begins
- Problems with the Tunnel
- Problems with Money
- Exorbitant Charges
- A Second Attempt
- Success almost in sight
- Canal in use
- The Aftermath
- Railway Construction
- The Waterway Today - A description of the route of the canal with photographs.
- Southampton Arm:
- Salisbury Arm:
- 5. Kimbridge Junction to Lockerley
- 6. Lockerley to West Dean
- 7. West Dean to East Grimstead
- 8. East Grimstead to Alderbury - Page under construction
- 9. Alderbury to Salisbury - Page under construction
- Maps - Links to a number of maps showing the course of the canal.
- Titchfield Canal
- Titchfield Canal - A history and description of the Titchfield Canal.
- This Website
- What’s New - Changes made to the Southampton Canal Society website.
- Search Site - Use Google to search this site.
- Site Map - This page.