Thames and Severn Canal

Stroud to Chalford

These pictures were taken at Easter 2002 along the seven kilometres of the Thames and Severn Canal between Stroud and St Mary's Mill, Chalford. This stretch of canal varies from derelict industry to countryside, with many interesting old mills and architectural features to be seen. The canal is largely in water, although there are some significant blockages. The beautiful Cotswold hills can be seen almost anywhere along the canal

The blockage at Wallbridge, at the junction of the Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals	Wallbridge Top Lock	Above Wallbridge
The Frome intertwines with the canal along its length	Blockage near Wallbridge	The sluice at Arundels Mill
Arundels Mill Pond	Below Bowbridge Lock	Bowbridge Lock
Above Bowbridge Lock	Stanton's Bridge	Above Stanton's Bridge
Below Griffin's Lock	Inlet culvert at Griffin's Lock	Gate recess at Griffin's Lock
Approaching Ham Mill Lock	Approaching Ham Mill Lock	Approaching Ham Mill Lock
Below Ham Mill Lock	Ham Mill Lock	Above Ham Mill Lock
Blockage below Brimscombe at Hope Mill- site of the former Edwin Clark Boatyard. This boatyard latterly became the Abdela and Mitchell boatyard, some of whose boats are still in use as pleasure "steamers" on the Thames.	Blockage below Brimscombe	Brimscombe
Brimscombe	Gough's Lock	Gough's Lock
Ship Inn, Brimscombe Port. Brimscombe Port is now covered by an industrial estate. There are few remains of the canal, although the Frome is nicely landscaped here	Port Mill, Brimscombe	Port Mill, Brimscombe
Port Mill, Brimscombe	Bridge just above Brimscombe	Blockage above Brimscombe
Bourne Lock	Bourne Lock	Rail crossing at Bourne Lock
Near Bourne Bridge	Near Bourne Bridge	Beale's Bridge
Beale's Lock and King & Castle Pub	St Mary's Mill from near Beale's Lock	Below St Mary's Lock
St Mary's Lock	GWR boundary marker at St Mary's Lock	Blockage above St Mary's Lock
Blocked tunnel in....	...this large recess in the railway embankment next to St Mary's Lock	St Mary's Mill, Chalford
St Mary's Mill, Chalford.	View up the valley towards Chalford from above St Mary's Mill

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