 The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727.The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust.Weston cut is a man-made channel, opened in 1727, for boats to approach and pass through Weston lock, which created an island between the cut and the river weir, which became known as Dutch Island named after the owner of the brass mill established on the river side in the early 18th century.