2013
SO8702 : Derelict lock on the Thames and Severn Canal
taken 11 years ago, near to Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, England
Derelict lock on the Thames and Severn Canal
Outside Bourne Mill, Brimscombe. Full restoration of the canal is on the cards but is a long term project. A very decayed lock gate is seen on the opposite wall and a pipe has been inserted across the chamber.
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 0216 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:43.0811N 2:11.1576W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SO 8725 0215
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
