Work has begun to remove five sunken boats from the River Avon in Bath ... boats along the river have already been removed by ...

As work on the canal progressed, however, the Isthmian Canal Commission improved facilities and provided incentives for workers to stay. This photo gallery provides a look into the everyday life ...

Site supervisor Antony License said the work would ensure the canal remained "safe and operable for the passage of boats". Each set of lock gates has to be replaced around every 25 years ...