 In 1767, his locks were widened to cater for the larger "Newbury" barges that carried substantial cargoes from Newbury to the Thames.In March 1725, two years after the opening of the Kennet Navigation, Hore was employed by Ralph Allen in the direction and chief management of the construction of the Avon Navigation near Bristol.He was brought in to implement the 1712 act obtained by the Bath Corporation, which allowed provision for a navigable waterway from Hanham to Bath.