Terminus bridge. Work resumed in September and November 2014 to batter and reshape the canal embankments. Excess topsoil was removed and the towpath reinstated on the stretch to the east from Terminus bridge for about . On the same stretch a retaining wall was discovered in the south embankment continuing for about , possibly built as a repair to a weak section of canal banking. Vertical infills of white clay have been used along this wall. Grant to study history of the canal The canal has been studied for many years with exploration and restoration work being undertaken in Wellow and elsewhere. Particular effort, so far unsuccessful, has been put into trying to find the site of the second and third caisson locks at Combe Hay. In October 2006 a grant of £20,000 was obtained from the Heritage Lottery Fund, by the Somersetshire Coal Canal Society in association with Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Avon Industrial Buildings Trust to carry out a technical study on one of the locks and associated structures at Combe Hay. Many of the locks and associated workings are listed buildings. Route and points of interest See also Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system References Bibliography External links Somersetshire Coal Canal Society website Richard Stevens site about the canal Download a detailed route map of the Somersetshire Coal Canal image & map of mile marker seen nr the route of the Somerset Coal Canal 1805 establishments in England 1904 disestablishments in England Bath and North East Somerset Canals in Somerset History of Somerset Industrial archaeological sites in Somerset Somerset coalfield Canals opened in 1805 fr:Canal à charbon du Somersetshire