The principal engineering works were the West Fen Catchwater Drain, a channel around the northern edge of the West Fen; the East Fen Catchwater Drain, a channel around the northern edge of the East Fen; the Stonebridge Drain, a channel which connected Cherry Corner to Cowbridge; upgrading of the Maud Foster drain and the provision of a new sluice where it met The Haven; and construction of the Hobhole Drain, running for from Toynton St Peter to the new Hobhole sluice.
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The principal engineering works were the West Fen Catchwater Drain, a channel around the northern edge of the West Fen; the East Fen Catchwater Drain, a channel around the northern edge of the East Fen; the Stonebridge Drain, a channel which connected Cherry Corner to Cowbridge; upgrading of the Maud Foster drain and the provision of a new sluice where it met The Haven; and construction of the Hobhole Drain, running for from Toynton St Peter to the new Hobhole sluice.
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Assisted by the surveyor George Kelk and a colleague called David Buffery, who checked the levels, he spent six weeks producing his plans, which he presented in February 1769 . He estimated that would be improved by the scheme, which would cost ?, 700 for the catchwater drain, ?, 800 for the bank along the river from Laneham to West Burton, ?, 400 for the Mother Drain, with an additional ?, 200 for the side drains, and ?00 for the sluice at Sturton, making a total of ?4, 000.
