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Lengthsman
The term Lengthsman, coined in the 1800s, originally referred to someone who kept a "length" of road neat and tidy, but lengthsmen were used on canals and railways from the beginnings of both.〔Russell 1991, ISBN 0-7153-9169-0〕 On roads, lengthsmen were responsible for a few miles between adjacent villages and sometimes their duties encompassed the village itself. Employed by local parish councils, their job was, inter alia, to keep grass and weeds down in the verge and keep drainage ditches clear. Litter, such as it was in those times, was collected and even wild flowers were tended to.
==Lengthsman in the 20th entury==
The term was also applied to specific workers on the English canal system from its inception, a "lengthsman" being responsible for a length of canal and tow-path, especially in the absence of a lock-keeper. Many lengthsmen lived in isolated cottages, sometimes close to a lock, in which case their duties could include acting as lock keeper and managing water levels by control of weirs. Lengthsmen might also be responsible for repair and maintenance of banks in their "length", including the cutting of reeds and vegetation and the treading of puddle clay into sections of bank which were weak or suffering from leakage. A feature of the Thames and Severn Canal was the provision of unusual accommodation for lengthsmen. The buildings were circular and had three floors. Five of them, dating from the 1790s, remain to this day. See the Listed Building register.
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