 The western section through Semington was partially complete by this time, and was finished by 1804, but there were two gaps to be filled.These were the locks at Bath which connected the canal to the River Avon, and those at Devizes, which overcame a difference in level of , both of which were completed in 1810, enabling the canal to open throughout on 28 December.Rennie's route passed to the north of Seend.