canal project

Man builds £30,000 canal in garden for vintage barge

A man has invested £30,000 to build a canal in his garden to house his barge. Stephen Cuddy, 59, acquired a 35ft (10m) vintage barge from eBay for £5,000 and recreated a Victorian canal lock to store it. The self-taught architect began by excavating 30-40 tonnes of soil on a small plot within the grounds of his hotel in Coleshill,…