Stroudwater Navigation Through Time
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1848688423
ISBN-13
9781848688421
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2013
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
294 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 23.20 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
GloucestershireShips and boats: general interestNarrowboats & canals
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Stroudwater Navigation has changed and developed over the last century.
Built between 1775 and 1779, the Stroudwater Navigation stretched from Framilode to Wallbridge in Stroud where it later connected with the Thames & Severn Canal to form a link between the River Severn and the River Thames. When completed the canal was eight miles long with twelve locks to take Severn trows, but by the beginning of the Second World War it had fallen into disuse and was virtually derelict. The canal was finally abandoned in 1954. Rescued from dereliction the landscape of the canal is constantly changing, with new bridges, repaired locks and many sections now containing water. The Cotswold Canal Trust intends restoring the canal so that vessels may once again proceed as far as Brimscombe. Michael Handford presents a fascinating snapshot of the on-going restoration work, contrasting the old images of the canal with many new photographs.
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