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The Wey Navigation at Pyrford
The Wey was the second river in England to be turned from wholly unnavigable to navigable for its main town. The canal was built by Sir Richard Weston, beginning in 1635.
Originally the Wey Navigations were used for transporting barge loads of heavy goods to London. Timber, corn, flour, wood and gunpowder from the Chilworth mills moved north along the canal then onto the Thames to London
The Wey Navigation at Pyrford
The Wey was the second river in England to be turned from wholly unnavigable to navigable for its main town. The canal was built by Sir Richard Weston, beginning in 1635.
Originally the Wey Navigations were used for transporting barge loads of heavy goods to London. Timber, corn, flour, wood and gunpowder from the Chilworth mills moved north along the canal then onto the Thames to London