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Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal
Construction of the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal commenced at the river Severn near Gloucester in 1792, was completed to Ledbury by 1798, but took until 1845 to extend the full 34 miles to Hereford.
Map of the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal
Facts & Stats
1881
Year closed
From the River Severn to Hereford
Construction of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal commenced at the river Severn near Gloucester in 1792, was completed to Ledbury by 1798, but it took until 1845 to extend the full 34 miles to Hereford. The Canal was closed in 1881 to allow the construction of the Ledbury to Gloucester railway, which closed in 1964.
Stretches of the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal at Monkhide, Yarkhill, Moat Farm, Oxenhall, Over and the stone chamber of House Lock and Ell Brook Aqueduct at Oxenhall have been restored by volunteers from Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust.
IWA’s Waterway Recovery group helped to reconstruct Over Basin, where the canal enters the West Channel of the River Severn.
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