Tue 17 Oct 1815
From John R Denyer
To W Kendale
Gloucester
No vessel can pass this Canal whose width exceeds 12ft 4ins. The usual height of boat is 4ft in middle & 5ft at ends & many are nearly perpendicular in the sides & when empty draw about 1ft. Very difficult for vessel with greater height to pass as some bridges not as high as Tunnel, particularly when ponds full of water.
