Bude Canal

Bude Canal
The course of Hobbacott Incline in 2007; it ascends the hillside, marked by the twin rows of trees
Specifications
Maximum boat length	20 ft 0 in (6.096 m)
Maximum boat beam	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Locks	2
Number of lifts	6 inclines
Status	part extant
History
Principal engineer	James Green (1781-1849), Thomas Shearm
Date of act	1819
Date completed	1823
Date closed	1891
Geography
Start point	Bude
End point	Vinworthy (N), Blagdon (E) and Druxton (S)

The Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Cornwall and Devon border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain.^[1]

It was remarkable in using inclined planes to haul tub boats on wheels to the upper levels. There were only two conventional locks, in the short broad canal section near the sea at Bude itself. It had a total extent of 35 miles (56 km), and it rose from sea level to an altitude of 433 feet (132 m).

The design of the canal influenced the design of the Rolle Canal.