... seized because water got into the tunnel. This resulted in a huge disappointment for the people of Stoke Bruerne. After the workers concentrated more on completing the rest of the canal between London and also completing the bottom lock between Blisworth and Braunston. (Peach Booklet, Page 3, Its Says there is No Documentary Proof Available to back this point up) In 1798 probably to the despair of the village people of Stoke Bruerne the Blisworth tunnel was rebuilt. They were probably very anxious as to whether it would collapse again or whether it would stay standing. Thankfully the structure still stands today, along with the stables alongside it, which were used to store horses, which pulled the barges through the tunnel. Later on the stables were used as a coal store for the barges but now it is used to display children's work. This has changed as new technology has ...

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