2013
SO8702 : Thames and Severn Canal, Brimscombe
taken 11 years ago, near to Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, England
Thames and Severn Canal, Brimscombe
Derelict canal alongside Bourne Mill. It is intended to restore this canal but it is a long term project. This is a view of a lock chamber that is traversed by a more recent pipe.
Thames & Severn Canal
The Thames & Severn Canal was completed in 1789, providing a link from the River Severn with the River Thames. It connected directly with the Thames at Lechlade, while the link to the Severn was provided via the Stroudwater Canal. The Thames & Severn Canal was 36 miles in length, and also had spurs to the towns of Swindon and Cirencester. The canal had 15 locks as well as Sapperton Tunnel, a 2-mile long tunnel beneath the Cotswold hills.
The canal closed in stages between 1927 and 1933 and is currently disused. The Cotswold Canal Trust is working to restore it: Link
More detailed information about the canal can be found on Wikipedia: Link
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- SO8702, 75 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Chris Allen (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 27 October, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 8725 0215 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:43.0758N 2:11.1576W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SO 8723 0216
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
