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Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal flows through the counties of Hampshire and Surrey. The canal is 32
miles long and has 29 locks; construction started in 1787 and was completed some seven
years later.
The canal flows from the Wey Navigation in Surrey to Greywell in Hampshire; It burst its
banks in two places during 1968, after a period of heavy rain, the towns of Farnborough,
and Aldershot being affected.
A restoration programme was decided on which took nineteen years to complete and was
re-opened in 1991, by HRH the Duke of Kent.
In 1978, the John Pinkerton canal boat had its opening cruise under the patronage of Lord
Montague of Beaulieu. The 67ft long John Pinkerton is licensed to carry 50 passengers and
is run solely by volunteers from the canal society.
Pictures taken from the canal bank