By the 1880s the docks were in serious decline. An increase in industrial employment, however, partially compensated for the decline in carrying trade and house building by the industrialists was the prime cause of Stourports continued growth in this period. Tanning, founding, carpet making and vinegar production formed Stourport’s staple industries into the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 20th century the main employers in the town were the power stations and wire and chain manufacture although in the later 20th century and early 21st century there has been growth in light industry and tourism.Commercial traffic on the canal did not completely cease until the middle of the 20th century. Coal to Stourport Power Station was carried by barge until 1949. In 1968 the Transport Act designated the canal a Cruise way” for pleasure purposes.
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