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Wendover Arm Restoration
However it soon became apparent that the canal was plagued by leakages - so much so, that at times far from providing water to the G.U. it became a net drain on the system. For this reason the canal was closed to traffic in 1897 with a stop-lock being installed at Little Tring with the canal remaining in water from Bulbourne to the Stop Lock. The section of canal from Wendover to Bucklandwharf also remained in water as it was fed by chalk streams, however the middle section between Little Tring Stop Lock and Bucklandwharf had no such regular supply, so some sections of it dried out completely, while others became boggy or stagnant pools.
Nearly a hundred years after the canal's closure, a charitable trust, The Wendover Arm Trust was formed in 1989 with a view to reopening it to canal traffic. The first section to just-beyond Little Tring has been completed, while a good length section from here to Drayton Beauchamp is well advanced as at Spring 2015. The chief obstacles to its completion will be the road bridge carrying the former A41 (now declassified) and issues about the sensitivity of the natural environment nearer Wendover.
For the latest information on the Trust's work see their website here Link
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