Stroudwater Navigation
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The Stroudwater Navigation is a canal in Gloucestershire, England which linked Stroud to the River Severn. It was authorised in 1776, although part had already been built, as the proprietors believed
Nutshell Bridge on the Stroudwater Navigation
The bridge under the Bristol to Gloucester railway line at Ocean was replaced by a culvert in the 1960s.
The restored canal to the west of Ebley Mill is flanked by a new housing development.
Pre-cast bridge components awaiting installation at Stonehouse
Cotswold Canals Trust
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The Cotswold Canals Trust is a British registered charity that aims to protect and restore the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal. Formed in 1972, the organisation has a goal to re
Stroudwater Navigation
…1954. Even before its closure, there was interest in retaining the canal for its amenity value. The Stroudwater Canal Society, which later became the Cotswold Canals Trust, was formed in 1972. Following initial hostility from the proprietors, who had not been stripped of their powers when the canal had closed, agreement…
The Coates portal of the Sapperton Tunnel during its restoration in 1976
The partly restored Whitminster Lock on the Stroudwater Navigation, beyond which the cut is infilled
The 2004 Gateway Bridge at South Cerney was built with sufficient clearance for navigation