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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
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a ship canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness, completed in 1827. For much of its length the canal runs close to the tidal River Severn, b
Stroudwater Navigation
…with the Wallbridge to Hope Mill section of the Thames and Severn. A second bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the connection from Stonehouse to the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Saul was rejected in 2007. This section presented some engineering challenges, as it was severed by the construction of the M5 motorway and the A38…
Founder's share of the Glocester and Berkeley Canal Company, issued 29 September 1794, printed on vellum. The proprietors of this canal were authorised to raise the sum of £140,000 to be divided into shares of £100 each. If the former sum be insufficient, they could raise a further sum of £60,000.
Rea Bridge Bridge-house
Sellars Bridge Bridge-house
Hardwicke Bridge (now removed) Bridge-house