A Weekend In Stroud,Glos,U.K.
A Weekend in Stroud,Glos, U.K.
Thames and Severn Canal - Wallbridge Lower Lock 5th April 2016
5th April 2016 Wallbridge Lower Lock - Thames and Severn Canal
Tuesday and Thursday volunteer working parties continue the restoration. With the towpath closed to pedestrian access at present, it can be difficult to see what is really happening and the quality work being carried out, if you are standing outside the safety fencing.
The Britain from the Air website has incredible images of this area of Stroud, some showing working boats, and including Wallbridge Lower Lock in 1920 (image reference EPW001174) and in1928 (in flight AFL3181).
Image EPW059690 from flight AFL3545 in September 1938 clearly shows the lock, Wallbridge basin and Lodgemore bridge.
Thames and Severn - gating Wallbridge upper lock
fitting of the lock gates at Wallbridge. This is very close to Stroud town centre and over-looked by the Cotswold Canals Trust offices in Bell House. If the green flag is flying, come in and talk to us.
filmed by Bob Paget.
Mainly - Stroud,Glos.U.K. (4K)
Mainly - Stroud,Glos.U.K. (4K)
Cotswold AONB England UK ???????? Part 1
Cotswolds
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The Cotswolds is an area in south central and south west England comprising the Cotswold Hills, a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment, known as the Cotswold Edge, above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of Jurassic limestone that creates a type of grassland habitat rare in the UK and that is quarried for the golden-coloured Cotswold stone. It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone-built villages, historical towns and stately homes and gardens.
Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966, the Cotswolds covers 787 square miles (2,040 km2) and is the second largest protected landscape in England (second to the Lake District) and the largest AONB.Its boundaries are roughly 25 miles (40 km) across and 90 miles (140 km) long, stretching south-west from just south of Stratford-upon-Avon to just south of Bath. It lies across the boundaries of several English counties; mainly Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The highest point of the region is Cleeve Hill at 1,083 ft (330 m),[6] just east of Cheltenham.
The hills give their name to the Cotswold local-government district, formed on 1 April 1974, which administers over half of the area. Most of the District is in the county of Gloucestershire; some 80% of it is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main town is Cirencester and the Cotswold District Council offices are located in that community. The population of the 450-square-mile (1,200 km2) District was about 83,000 in 2011. The much larger area referred to as the Cotswolds encompasses nearly 800 square miles (2,100 km2),over five counties: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. The population of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was 139,000 in 2016.
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Canal Walkthrough Coates - Stroud - River Severn
A look along the Thames & Severn Canal & continuing into the Stroudwater Canal using consecutive images.
Cotswold Canals Restoration Project, UK - 2012
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal made a visit to the town of Stroud in Gloucestershire on a snowy February morning, to formally open Stroud Brewery Bridge and the newly refurbished Wallbridge Upper Lock.
The new bridge and lock refurbishment are a small part of a major project to restore the Cotswold Canals. The canals consist of two connected Gloucestershire waterways -- the Stroudwater Navigation and The Thames and Severn Canal. Once restored, this 36-mile long waterway will reconnect England's greatest rivers -- The Severn and The Thames -- for the first time in over seventy years.
CH2M HILL is providing design of structures including bridges, locks, flood controls structures and channel works, as well as dealing with all planning applications, environmental mitigation and enhancements and site supervision services on behalf of Stroud District Council
Thames and Severn abandoned Canal
Often thought of as a failed canal due to leakage problems, but it did have a brief golden era, and what a project. It was the HS2 of its day but with pick and shovel not diggers and ‘dozers. A chance to marvel at what they achieved in beautiful countryside. I doubt they had time to notice.
Aerial views around Tarlton and the Thames and Severn Canal, June 2018
Took my drone on a walk around some Cotswold countryside and make a brief video.
Music: Lucidity by Soft and Furious
A Visit To Stroud In The Cotswolds, England
On this trip we visit the old market town of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Stroud sits on the western side of The Cotswolds.
We combined our visit to Stroud with a stay at the Five Valleys ApartHotel by Michael Paul Holidays. The name comes from the meeting point of the Five Valleys of the Cotswolds Hills. All the rooms at the Five Valleys ApartHotel have been recently refurbished.
From the Five Valleys ApartHotel it is a 15 mins walk along the pretty canal towpath ‘Stroudwater Navigation’ to the town centre. The canal as we see it today was built between 1775 and 1779.
We were there on the weekend and every Saturday morning there is the award-winning weekly Stroud Farmers’ Market which features lots of unique products and plenty of tastings.
We also took a short drive to Coaley Peak which has breathtaking views of the Severn Valley. Coaley Peak is on the Cotswold Way National Trail. The Cotswold Way is a 100 mile walk along the Cotswold escarpment.
‘A Visit To Stroud In The Cotswolds, England’ - Filmed November 2018
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COTSWOLD CANALS - restoration - Canal Volunteers at Work
Canal volunteers making a difference: sometimes in extremes of weather conditions.
Waterway Recovery Group winter and summer work camps bring large additional teams of volunteers to assist with the work being carried out by local working parties.
This snapshot of worksites includes: Ebley circular weir, Griffin Mill Lock, Dudbridge Lock, Foundry lock, Wallbridge Upper Lock, Capel Mill site clearance of vegetation, the National Trailboat rally event, the new slipway between Gasworks bridge and Lodgemore bridge, and Bowbridge Lock and bridge.
Volunteers operate the trust workboat, tug, and public trip boats based at Saul, Lechlade and Ebley, together with operating two visitor centres.
Volunteers also manufacture and install high quality commemorative hardwood benches to raise funds, run a plant maintenance depot and provide instructional wildlife walks on a regular basis.
At the official reopening of Walbridge Upper Lock, volunteers on site were presented to HRH The Princess Royal.
For more information about volunteering to help restore the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal see the main website of The Cotswold Canals Trust.
Canal Cruises - Thames & Severn Canal - Wallbridge to Bowbridge
February 2018. Around the time of the royal visit and official opening of Wallbridge lower lock by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, we explore this newly opened section of the Thames and Severn canal, starting at it's western terminus and junction with the Stroudwater Navigation.
This video is comprised from video from two separate days. I've attempted to use the best quality recordings at the expense of weather continuity.
Thames and Severn - Griffin Mill lock (2013)
Waterway Recovery Group working on brickwork repairs (2013).
Bridges Boats and People - Cotswold Canals
Cotswold Canals, Gloucestershire UK
a brief look at some of the recent achievements in restoration, in particular the involvement of other community groups, and very much the individual stories of volunteers.
The finale is a snapshot of the four mile section of as yet unrestored canal which will rejoin this to the national network.
This film was premiered at a Cotswold Canals Trust fundraising event on 19th November 2018 to a packed house at Whitminster Village Hall, where the programme of films opened with a special screening of two waterway films generously provided by Huddersfield Film Makers.
Near the end of the film there is an image of Bristol Road lock (at 20.40), with the unusual siting (for the Stroudwater Navigation) of its ground paddles, and in the background is the former Ryde's bridge.
music by Jonny Easton:
Kiss the Sky, Still and Don't Look Back
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Stroud, England
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Museum in the Park
Woodchester Mansion
Woodchester Park
Woodchester Valley Vineyard
St Marys Painswick
Minchinhampton Common
The Garden at Miserden
Stratford Park Leisure Centre
Thames and Severn Canal
Stroud Park
Celebration At Coates1977
Thames and Severn canal, Coates portal of Sapperton tunnel July 1977.
After 18 months of restoration, the restored façade of Sapperton tunnel is celebrated with a canal fair.
Watch out for brief shots of Michael Handford speaking to celebrated waterway author John Gagg, Cirencester silver band, lots of volunteers, stonemason Bruce Russell and the Earl Bathurst.
On the same day I was completing the filming of Façade (in standard 8mm).
Filmed in Kodachrome 40 Super 8 with Canon 512XLE. Sound track as recaptured from 1977 master track on reel to reel tape.
Running the Severn Way in Gloucester uk
Beautyful running-Country to discover south of Gloucester along the River Severn + Canal Music by Tricontinental - Bill Bourne
VIDEO: Kennet and Avon Canal Restoration 1971
This extract from a longer thirty minute film produced in 1971 by the Bristol Film and Video Society, shows the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bath, Devizes and Wootton Rivers during the height of its restoration. The filmmakers, despite being amateurs, deployed docu-drama techniques, as well as graphics and sound effects to help tell the story of the canal’s progression.
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