Tue 10 Jan 1815
From John R Denyer
To R Cox, Esq., Banker
Oxford
Allow boats in full water time to load to 3ft 6ins instead of 3ft. Vessels able to travel from Lydney to Lechlade constructed to carry no more than 46 to 48 tons, drawing 3ft 6ins water. Boats coming only to Brimscombe can carry 60 tons & more, but there are only very few. If necessary to shift coal at Brimscombe advantageous to put it into boat able to carry it throughout canal than to have to shift it again at Lechlade according to White’s plan. Locks above and below Brimscombe are of very different dimensions so a vessel able to travel throughout the length of the canal must be built expressly for the purpose, and there are very few of these.
