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Exeter Ship Canal red plaque

Commemorative plaque
Exeter Ship Canal red plaque
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This red commemorative plaque records: EXETER SHIP CANAL Opened 1566 and later extended. The first canal to be built in Britain since Roman times and the first to use Pound locks Recorded plaque organisation: Transport Trust.
Exeter Ship Canal, opened in 1566 and later extended, was the first canal constructed in Britain since Roman times and pioneered the use of pound locks, significantly enhancing inland waterway navigation technology.

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