| "The lost waterway of Melksham" Posted by Mark A at 20:32, 11th April 2026 |     |
Imagine the scene. One Graham Ellis, seated on an obscure and now terminus platform of a one-time minor cross country railway in an obscure part of France. The curiously futuristic French railcar stabled for the night, Graham has just watched the crew make their way to the village's hotel and reflected that this is one of the last times that it will be possible to see this sight - the railway is in its last days of service. Anxious for a distraction from the general gloom, Graham glances down at the screen of his laptop, to read, in French, this article about his home town.
https://fr.helm.news/2026-04-10/new-book-details-history-wilts-berks-canal-plans-its-restoration.html
Mark
| Re: "The lost waterway of Melksham" Posted by matth1j at 09:56, 12th April 2026 | |
English version is on BBC News (Wiltshire): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3dxpveqnxo
It says:
Mike Gibbin, CEO of Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, said: "Peter has produced an excellent book, and we are delighted he has kindly offered to share it with everyone free of charge.
But I can't see it mentioned on their website: https://wbct.org.uk/Although there is a 2 page pdf: https://wbct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Melksham_lost_waterway_v2_r.pdf
Is that the 'book'?
| Re: "The lost waterway of Melksham" Posted by Mark A at 10:14, 12th April 2026 | |
No, I couldn't find it either. Perhaps a work in progress.
Mark
