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1837 The company had abandoned its plans to deepen the Severn up to Worcester to 12 feet and had formed a new company to cut a new channel to Worcester with depth of 6ft 6 inches and a further channel of 6ft to Stourbridge[1]
1858 Work on improving the Severn began at Tewkesbury following the plans of Mr E. L. Williams[2].
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