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Stover Canal, March 2020

This shows an area of the Stover canal between Jetty Marsh and the old Exeter Road in March 2020. Its construction was financed by James Templer II. It cut through his own land under the direction of engineer Thomas Gray of Exeter. Work started at the Jetty Marsh in January 1790 and, by March, the first cargo had left for Teignmouth docks from Teignbridge on the old Exeter Road. We acknowledge the details provided by the Inland Waterways Association and the Stover Canal Trust in writing this.