Why restore the canal to Buckingham?

The case for restoring the canal
A Brief History of the Canal to Buckingham
Contact the BCS
Progress Report
with links to correspondence related to the canal & other pages
Read about the progress we are making
Audio memories:

Canal Stories
The Buckingham Navigator
Links to related sites, including 19th century maps of the line of the canal

Photo Gallery

  • Pre 1970
  • Restoration sites
  • Aerial views
Membership Application Form
Work Party dates
Work Party locations
Situations Vacant
Visitors from Abroad

The Buckingham Canal Society

On this site you can find information about the Old Stratford and Buckingham Arms of the Grand Union Canal together with the aims and objectives of the Society.
THE CANAL TO BUCKINGHAM
The Buckingham Canal

The waterway to Buckingham ran from the Grand Union lock at Cosgrove along the Stony Stratford and Buckingham Arms: it closed down in the 1960s.

The BCS would like to see the canal re-opened, using the original line wherever possible. The restoration of the canal would bring new life, new recreational opportunities and new, environment-friendly business to the countryside and towns between Cosgrove and Buckingham. Restoration projects elsewhere in the UK have overcome much greater obstacles than any found on the line of the Buckingham Canal, the Society recognises that restoration is a long-term project which will involve major investment but when restored will bring considerable benefits to the areas through which the restored canals pass.

The BCS was founded in January 1992 is Registered Charity number 1072924. It is affiliated to the Inland Waterways Association and has members all over the UK.The BCS is also a member of the Milton Keynes Heritage Association to which it is deeply indebted to for assistance in maintaining this site.

You can find more about the Canal and the restoration project by using the site links on the left:
IWA Corporate Member Milton Keynes Heritage Association page counter