Sections and plan of the collieries around Nailsea

Sections and plans of the collieries around Nailsea, which accompanied the pamphlet The Reports of Mr William Smith (1769-1839), and Mr Edward Martin, to the Bristol and Taunton Canal Company, (1818). In the report, Smith was of the opinion that there was a sufficient supply of workable coal to justify the construction of a new canal. Only the Bridgewater-Taunton part of the canal was constructed, opening in 1827. Engraving on paper

1769-1839 1811 1818 1827 Collieries Constructed Justify Opinion Pamphlet Reports Sections Sufficient Taunton

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