EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
FREE TEACHING RESOURCES
for Key Stages 1,2 and 3
HISTORY: http://www.teachithistory.co.uk/canalresources
GEOGRAPHY:http://www.teachitgeography.co.uk/canals
PRIMARY: http://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/canal
To explore the industrial heritage of the Somersetshire
Coal Canal.
Topics include the vital contribution that William Smith
made in surveying for the Canal and in developing the
science geology in the 19th century. The resources were
published in 2015 in celebration of the bicentenary of the
publication of Smith's famous geological map of the UK - the
first ever of an entire country.
A short video introduction to the S.C.C.
in PDF format for use in schools.
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INFORMATION BOARDS
Detailed information boards can be seen at the following key sites along the canal route:
Timsbury Basin Paulton Basin Paulton Dry Dock and William Smith's Map Withy Mills Wharfside and Stop Point Rugbourne Farm and Wiliam Smith's Map Camerton Combe Hay Locks
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