▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Dec ade ▁of ▁capital ▁raising ▁Between ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁various ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁allow ▁further ▁building ▁but ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁nothing . ▁M one ys ▁from ▁to ll s ▁and ▁r ents ▁allowed ▁for ▁some ▁improvements ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁bas in ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁Event ual ▁completion ▁From ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁on wards ▁the ▁Po or ▁Emp loyment ▁Act ▁meant ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁borrow ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁Bill ▁Lo an ▁Commission . ▁This ▁along ▁with ▁further ▁share ▁issues ▁provided ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁scheme ▁to ▁completion . ▁ ▁After ▁these ▁significant ▁del ays , ▁the ▁canal ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁its ▁construction ▁the ▁canal ▁had ▁cost ▁£ 4 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁As ▁opened ▁the ▁canal ▁was ▁ ▁wide , ▁ ▁deep ▁and ▁could ▁take ▁craft ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁longer ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁lo cks ▁onto ▁the ▁canal ▁proper ▁was ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁Event ual ▁divid ends ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁proved ▁possible ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁small ▁divid end , ▁the ▁deb t ▁to ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁Bill ▁Lo an ▁Commission ▁having ▁been ▁rep a id ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁loan ▁of ▁£ 6 0 , 0 0