Kennet and Avon Canal Museum

The Kennet and Avon Canal Museum is a museum in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, covering the history of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Kennet and Avon Canal Museum
Water with two narrow boats and bridge. On the far side is a white coloured building displaying a banner which says Canal Museum and Shop.
LocationDevizes, Wiltshire, England
WebsiteKennet and Avon Canal Museum

The museum is housed in a former bonded warehouse at Devizes Wharf, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Caen Hill Flight.[1] The building was at one time used to store wine brought up the canal after being imported through Bristol Harbour.[2][3]

The museum is operated by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, which also has its headquarters and a shop within the building.[4]

The museum houses memorabilia, papers and photographs relating to the canal,[5] which was constructed between 1794 and 1810. After falling into disuse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal was restored and formally reopened in 1990;[6] the visitor book at the museum was signed by Queen Elizabeth II upon this reopening.[7] The museum also holds models of locks and narrowboats, along with traditionally decorated implements traditionally used on the working boats.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Kennet & Avon Canal Museum". Steam Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. Allsop, Niall (1989). The Kennet & Avon Canal (2 ed.). Millstream Books. p. 29. ISBN 9780948975158.
  3. Pearson, Michael (2007). Pearson's Canal Companion Kennet and Avon, River Thames: Oxford, Reading, Brentford (2 ed.). Central Waterways Supplies - Wayzgoose. ISBN 978-0954911676.
  4. "Kennet and Avon Canal, Devizes Wharf and Caen Hill Locks". Destination Devizes. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. "The Kennet and Avon Canal Museum". Culture 24. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. "Explore the Kennet and Avon Canal". Bradford on Avon Museum. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  7. "Devizes Caen Hill Locks - Wiltshire". Wiltshire Tourist Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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