The Kennet and Avon canal, Bath

A named place photographed at this map point in Bath and North East Somerset.

The Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath, was constructed in the late 18th century to link the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bristol, facilitating trade and transportation. It is historically significant as a key example of Britain's canal heritage and was used by the Bath and West of England Society for agricultural and industrial transport.