Bridges & Buildings

FROM RIVER SEVERN TO SUMMIT LEVEL
STROUDWATER NAVIGATION
Lock No. Structure Status / Type OS Grid Reference
Canal mainly vanished from River Severn to Saul Junction
13
Framilode Lock
Entry Lock from river Severn. Now on private property
SO 759104
 
Framilode Bridge
Infilled, was swing
 
 
Moor Street Bridge, Saul
Low level fixed, was swing
SO 750100
 
Stroudwater Lock causeway
Owned by Wycliffe College
 
12
Stroudwater Lock
Owned by British Waterways
SO 756093
 
Crossing with Gloucester & Sharpness Canal at Saul Junction 
SO 756093
Start of Restored Cotswold Canals – Phase 1B
 
Junction House, Saul Junction
Foot swing-bridge, in open position
SO 756092
 
Saul Junction Marina
Opened 2008
 
 
Walk Bridge
Low level fixed, was swing
SO 758089
 
Whitminster farm bridge
SO 760087
11
Whitminster Lock
Part restored 1997
SO 760087
 
Navigate River Frome
 
 
 
Site of Latham Aqueduct
Will probably be a stop lock 
 
 
Stonepits Bridge
Causeway on site of former swing bridge.
SO 767082
 
Oil pipeline crosses canal at water level
 
Occupation Bridge
Restored humpback 1995
SO 770078
 
A38 Road
New culvert under A38 roundabout
 
10
Bristol Road Lock
Buried under edge of A38 roundabout
SO 772072
 
Canal destroyed by M5 construction from A38 to Westfield Lock 
 
 
Hyde's Bridge
Vanished during construction of M5.
SO 774070
 
M5 Motorway
New culvert (or use River Frome bridge)
SO 776066
 
New farm access
High level
 
 
Westfield Bridge
Restored humpback
SO 780062
9
Westfield Lock
Infilled, part destroyed
SO 780062
 
Oldbury Brook crossing and Meadow Mill spillweir   
 
Canal in water
 
 
8
Dock Lock
Restored 1994
SO 782060
 
Site of dry dock and Canal Company yard on offside   
 
Former Stroudwater Canal Company's Engineers house and old coal yard, now a private house and garden
 
Pike Bridge
New high level bridge 2005
SO 783060
7
Pike Lock
Restored 1991
SO 784060
 
Slipway access into canal at Eastington Wharf above lock (former stone wharf)   
6
Blunder Lock
Restored 1992
SO 786060
5
Newtown Lock
Navigable 1991
SO 788058
 
Newtown Bridge
 
SO 790055
 
Bond's Mill Bridge
Glass reinforced plastic lift bridge 1994. Currently fixed with steel deck.
SO 793052
 
Bristol to Gloucester Railway Embankment
Infilled, proposed navigable culvert on original line.
SO 797051
End of Phase 1B and Start of Phase 1A
The Ocean
Thought to be former fish pond for Stonehouse Court
SO 797050
 
Ocean Bridge
Fixed swing bridge
SO 798050
 
Nutshell Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 800049
 
Stonehouse Wharf
Now housing estate on wharf site
SO 803048
 
Stonehouse Bridge
High level bridge 2000
SO 804048
 
Upper Mills Bridge
High level fixed bridge 2010
SO 805048
 
Skew Bridge
Original railway bridge – Stonehouse - Nailsworth line
SO 806047
 
Hayward's Bridge
New high level for Ebley Bypass 2003
SO 809047
 
Ryeford Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 813046
 
Ryeford Wharf
 
 
 
Ryeford footbridge
Restored swing footbridge
SO 814046
 
Pipebridge crosses canal 
 
 
Canal dredged from Ocean Bridge to Ryeford Double Locks 2011
4
Ryeford Double Lock
Restored 2010
SO 819046
3
Ryeford Double Lock
Restored 2010
 
Water main for Stroud from Doverow Hill passes under canal above locks
 
Canal being being restored past Ebley Mill, mainly in water    
 
Oil Mills Bridge
Rebuilt April 2008
SO 825046
 
Cloth Mills Bridge
Built 2007
SO 828046
 
Ebley Mill Bridge
Proposed new footbridge
SO 829046
 
Hilly Orchard footbridge
High level footbridge
SO 833047
 
Dudbridge Bridge
New high level (2000)
SO 835048
2
Dudbridge Lock
Derelict
SO 836048
 
Inflow from Ruscombe Brook
1
Foundry Lock
Derelict
SO 837049
 
Chestnut Lane Bridge
Fixed swing bridge
SO 840050
 
Lodgemoor Lane Bridge
Fixed swing bridge
SO 843050
 
Inflow from Painswick Brook
 
Wallbridge Basin (infilled) at end of Stroudwater Navigation   
 
Former HQ of Stroudwater Canal Company 
 
THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL
1
Wallbridge Lower Lock
Derelict
SO 846051
Inflow from Slad Brook
 
 
Stroud Brewery Bridge
New high level bridge 2012 on A46
SO 847050
 
Wallbridge Bridge
Original road bridge
SO 848050
 
CCT office and visitor centre at Bell House
 
2
Wallbridge Upper Lock
Restored 1994
SO 848050
 
Land slips blocking canal 
 
 
Dr Newton's Way Bridge
 
SO 852047
 
Canal infilled at railway viaduct in Stroud to River Frome aqueduct  
 
Railway Viaduct
Proposed new route
 
 
Viaduct footbridge
Proposed new footbridge
 
 
River Frome aqueduct
Original aqueduct over river
 
 
Bowbridge Bridge
Original, part infilled humpback
SO 857042
3
Bowbridge Lock
 
SO 857042
 
Stantons Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 858039
 
Feeder steam on offside below lock
 
 
4
Griffin Mill Lock
Being restored by CCT
SO 858036
 
Jubilee Bridge
Unusual lattice footbridge
SO 858034
 
Feeder steam on offside
 
 
 
Ham Mill Bridge
Restored humpback bridge
SO 859032
5
Ham Mill Lock
 
SO 859032
 
Bagpath Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 860029
 
Hope Mill Bridge
Vanished
 
6
Hope Mill Lock
Buried under car park
SO 863026
 
Canal blocked at Hope Mill trading estate at Thrupp
 
Feeder steam on offside
 
Gough's Orchard Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 865024
7
Goughs Orchard Lock
Restored by WRG 2007 – 2011
SO 865024
 
Canal infilled to and through site of Brimscombe Port 
 
 
Brimscombe Port to be developed  
 
 
 
Brimscombe Hill Bridge
Vanished
 
 
Brimscombe Port Bridge
Vanished
 
End of Phase 1A and Start of Phase 3
 
Bourne Mill Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 872021
 
Change of chamber length from 70 to 90ft to reflect the change of vessel from a Severn Trow or Stroudwater Barge (70ft) to a Thames Barge (90ft).    
 
8
Bourne Lock
 
SO 872021
 
Borne Lock was 90ft long and 16 ft wide to take both types of vessel   
 
 
Bourne Railway Bridge
Infilled high level bridge originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
SO 873021
 
Former Bourne Boatyard under Olympic Varnish site   
 
 
Bourne Bridge
Causeway
SO 875020
 
Beales Lock Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 878021
 
Change of chamber width from 16 to 12.5ft to reflect the change of vessel from a Severn Trow or Stroudwater Barge (70ft) to a Thames Barge (90ft).    
 
9
Beales Lock
 
SO 878022
 
Unusually large spillweir on offside to feed Bourne Boat yard   
 
 
St Mary's Lock Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 886022
 
Feeder from River Frome into canal for Bourne Boatyard below St Marys Bridge  
 
10
St. Mary's Lock
 
SO 886022
 
St Mary's Rail Bridge
Infilled high level bridge originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
SO 886022
 
Ille's Mill Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 888023
11
Ille's Lock
 
SO 888023
 
Ballinger's Lock Bridge
Vanished
SO 890024
12
Ballingers Lock
Infilled - buried under grass and garages.
SO 890024
 
Chalford Round House
 
SO 891024
 
Chalford Chapel Bridge
Demolished in 1960's
SO 892025
13
Chapel Lock
Infilled
SO 892025
 
Canal partly infilled and culverted 
 
 
 
Cowcombe Hill Bridge
Buried when dogleg in A419 road straightened in 1930's.
SO 896024
 
A419 crossing at Cowcombe Hill, Chalford   
 
14
Bell Lock
Part infilled by A419, stop planks, masons marks on nearside stonework
SO 896025
 
Clowes Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 899025
15
Red Lion Lock
Derelict, Masons name at top of offside bottom quoin.
SO 899025
 
Red Lion Lock to South Cerney Lower Lock shortened to 70ft to save water, with double top gate recesses over arched top cill 
 
 
Valley Lock Bridge
High level bridge
SO 903025
16
Valley Lock
Derelict
SO 904025
Start of Golden Valley
17
Bakers Mill Lower
Derelict
SO 913029
 
Baker's Mill Bridge
Original humpback bridge – much repaired
SO 914028
18
Bakers Mill Upper Lock
Derelict
SO 915028
 
Former canal reservoir, now privately owned  
SO 916029
 
CCT has ownership of canal from below Puck Mill Lower Lock to above Puck Mill Upper Lock   
19
Puck Mill Lower Lock
 
SO 919029
 
Puck Mill Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 920029
20
Puck Mill Upper Lock
Derelict
SO 920029
21
Whitehall Lower Lock
Derelict
SO 923029
 
Whitehall Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SO 929029
22
Whitehall Upper Lock
Derelict
SO 931030
 
Bathurst's Meadow Lock Bridge
Footbridge across tail of lock
SO 934031
23
Bathurst's Meadow Lock
Derelict
SO 934031
24
Siccaridge Wood Lock
Derelict with offside reservoir
SO 935032
25
Siccaridge Middle Lock
Derelict with offside reservoir
SO 936032
26
Siccaridge Upper Lock
Derelict with offside reservoir
SO 937032
 
Daneway Basin
Private garden, was offside reservoir
 
27
Daneway Basin Lock
Derelict
SO 938033
 
Daneway Bridge
 
SO 938034
28
Daneway Bridge Lock
Infilled, Daneway Inn car park
SO 938034
 
Start of Summit level 110m (363 ft)
 
Daneway Portal restored 1995-7 by Canal Trust    
SO 943033
 
Sapperton Tunnel (2.25 miles long) derelict    
 
 
Coates Portal restored 1975 by Canal Trust    
SO 966005
 
King's Reach
 
 
 
Tarlton Road Bridge
Original high level bridge
SO 967002
 
Coates Round House rescued 1991 but still derelict
SO 970000
 
Railway Skew Bridge
High level main line crossing
SO 971001
 
Farm causeway blocking canal 
 
 
Coatesfield Bridge (Trewsbury bridge)
Original humpback bridge
SO 979000
 
Trewsbury farm bridge
Near Thames source
ST 980995
 
Thames Head Bridge
 
ST 985990
 
Former site of Thames Head pumping station, now private house
 
 
Smerrill Aqueduct
Partly vanished
ST 998988
 
A429 road - Cirencester to Kemble road cuts through aqueduct  
 
 
Swing bridge
Infilled, west of Ewen Wharf
SU 000985
 
GWR Bridge at Ewen Wharf
High level crossing, arches infilled
SU 001984
 
Halfway Bridge
Original humpback bridge, restored 1997 by CCT
SU 001983
 
Park Leaze Bridge
Causeway
SU 007985
 
Canal infilled to Minety Road Bridge 
 
 
Level Bridge
Canal and bridge vanished
 
 
Bluehouse Farm Bridge
Canal and bridge vanished
SU 016992
 
Ewen Road Bridge
Canal and bridge vanished
SU 022994
 
Minety Road Bridge
Canal and bridge vanished
SU 024993
 
Cirencester Arm Junction and canal now mainly vanished and built over
 
From Summit Level to River Thames
29
Siddington Upper Lock
Derelict
SU 030996
 
Siddington Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 030996
30
Siddington Second Lock
Derelict
SU 031996
31
Siddington Third Lock
Derelict
SU 032996
 
M&SWJR Bridge
Demolished
SU 032996
32
Siddington Lower Lock
Buried under house
SU 033995
 
Greyhound Bridge
Road causeway
SU 034995
 
Plummers Farm access bridge
Access causeway
SU 035993
 
Cowground Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 036990
 
Churn water meadows swing bridge
Fixed swing bridge
SU 039989
 
Canal crosses ancient water meadows of R. Churn with flood culverts under canal 
 
River Churn Aqueduct
Blown up during WWII training
SU 040988
33
South Cerney Upper Lock
Infilled (in garden)
SU 046982
 
Cerney Lock Bridge
Road causeway
SU 046982
 
Canal infilled from S. Cerney road to Northmoor Lane   
34
South Cerney Middle Lock
Infilled (in field)
SU 048982
35
South Cerney Lower Lock
Infilled (in field)
SU 049981
 
Red Lion Lock to South Cerney Lower Lock shortened to 70ft to save water, with double top gate recesses over arched top cill 
 
Northmoor Lane Bridge
 
SU 051980
 
Crane Bridge
Road causeway
SU 056976
36
Boxwell Spring Lock
Restored 1993
SU 057976
 
Leaks in bed below Boxwell lock and plug hole  
 
37
Wildmoorway Upper Lock
Derelict
SU 066974
 
Humpback Bridge
Vanished
SU 067974
38
Wildmoorway Lower Lock
Restored 1996 by CCT, Only T&S lock with side pond
SU 071972
 
Wildmoorway Lock Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 071972
End of Phase 3 and Start of Phase 2
 
Spine Road Bridge
Rebuilt 2003
SU 072971
 
Cotswold Water Park and new visitor centre  
 
 
Canal dredged between Spine Road bridge and Cerney Wick Lock 2010
 
Cerney Wick Round House 
 
39
Cerney Wick Lock
Restored 1980s
SU 079961
 
Cerney Wick Bridge
Road causeway
SU 079961
Latton Basin - junction with derelict North Wilts Canal   
SU 087954
 
Weymore Bridge
Vanished under track to Junction
SU 088953
 
Latton Culvert
New A419 culvert (temporarily buried)
SU 092952
40
Latton Lock
Buried under A419
SU 095950
 
Canal destroyed at A419 Cricklade bypass 
 
 
Cricklade Wharfhouse
 
 
 
Kempsford Lane Bridge
Proposed road causeway
SU 101948
 
Ampney Brook Aqueduct
Proposed aqueduct over brook
SU 110944
 
Eisey Manor Bridge
Access causeway
SU 113944
 
Canal part vanished at Ampney Brook
 
 
41
Eisey Lock
Restored 2008 – 2011 by visiting groups
SU 121951
 
Eisey lock cottage
 
 
 
Rucks Bridge
Original humpback bridge. Restored by CCT
SU 122953
 
Canal part vanished to, and beyond, Kempsford village   
 
Marston Meysey Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 131963
 
Marston Meysey Round House 
SU 131963
 
Crooked Bridge
Road causeway
SU 137964
 
Blackgore Bridge
Road causeway
SU 144965
 
Oatlands Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 148968
 
Kempsford swing bridge
Missing
 
 
Kempsford Bridge
Road causeway
SU 160966
 
Green Lane Bridge
Access causeway
SU 169966
 
Hamfield Bridge
Vanished
SU 179972
 
Dudgrove swing bridge
Access causeway
SU 189976
 
Dudgrove Bridge
Access causeway
SU 195978
42
Dudgrove Double Lock
Upper Chamber Derelict
SU 198979
43
Dudgrove Double Lock
Lower Chamber Derelict
SU 198979
 
Inglesham Round House Bridge
Original humpback bridge
SU 204987
44
Inglesham Lock
Being restored by WRG
SU 204987
 
Inglesham Round house 
In private ownership
SU 213993
 
Confluence of River Thames and River Coln
 
 
T & S Company wharf at Lechlade 
 
Updated 10-10-2011 to bring lock numbers in line with map and OS grid references added.