Railways and the Canals
The Impact of Railway Development on the canals
Railways and the canals
The impact of railway development on the canals
The Gloucester
Can you help us?
Saul Junction
A good read!
The Severn Trow Jonadab
Built 1848, Newport, Monmouthshire
SS Port Townsville
Crew and passengers rescued
The Mill
My Working Days at Marling and Evans
An Open Meeting
Debate: The Future of the Purton Hulks
Canal Tales
Pleasures of a Narrowboat Owner
What's in a Name?
Stroudwater Carriers
Ernest Daniels
An extract from the Gazette, 1939
Ernest Daniels
A brief biography
Members of the Guilding family
Can you help to fill in the gaps?
Camping in Purton
Memories of the 1960s
Sandfield Bridge
A steamer passing through
Navvies
The men who built the canals
Thinking of Volunteering?
Get involved - your canal needs you!
A Day in the Life of . . . .
Restoration of the Cotswold canals
David H Boakes 1938-1989
First Secretary of the Cotswold Canals Trust
Web Links
Useful Websites
Restoration Part 1
What does this mean?
Fretherne Church
A Brief Introduction
The Butty Boy
Printable version
The Butt family
Local watermen
Two Signs
Printable version
Building The Canal
Printable version
Section 3
printable version of pictures and text
The Early development of Stroud from the 1600's
Using the painting 'A View from Wallbridge, Stroud'
Watts Afloat?
Adventures on (and off) a narrowboat
My Swimming Gala
Saturday, 1st November 2009
Graham Farr photographic collection
Schooners, trows, lighters, coasters, paddle steamers and more!
Arlingham Passage 2000
The ferry crossing to celebrate the Millennium
Frampton Pill
Past and present times on the River Severn
Breaking News
Ministerial visit to historic Purton site
Christmas Puddings
A gift for Sir Lionel's tenants
Farmhouse Recipes
Dating from the early twentieth century
Do you recognize these names?
Help needed to trace family history
Request for information
Captain James Henry Evans
Fretherne Church
Summary of report of Consecration
Fretherne Lodge
Gloucestershire
Ron Bosworth
Merchant Seaman
Work on the Stroudwater at Eastington
Volunteers working on repair and restoration
Early work on the Stroudwater
Volunteers working on repair and restoration
Fretherne Bridge
Early twentieth century
Whitminster
The early twentieth century
How to make a contribution to the archive
Adding your own memories or collecting new material
The Cheese of Gloucestershire
Gloucesterhsire Education Committee
More about the Junction
Where to find the Junction
Edwardian Views of Frampton
Scenes of Frampton a Century ago
Sam Aldrige
Working on Trows
Saul Junction c 1960
Boats and boat lovers
Purton through the years
Photograps of Purton residents
Ron Bosworth
The memories of a merchant seaman during the Second World War
Silvey's Coaches
The early 1900s
A Directory of Ships
Connections with the Parishes around Saul Junction
The Policeman's story
The breach in the Gloucester to Sharpness Canal
Contribute
How to add your stories or photos to the site
Contact us
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Aerial view of the A38 and M5 under construction
Views showing the areas affected by the construction.
The Bore at Framilode Church
A series of photos of the bore on a winter's day.
Views of the Bore at the Hock
The effect of tides on the bank.
Fields being invaded by the Severn
Photos of the tide's effects at Frampton.
Hock Cliff
Photos, new and old.
Various views of Frampton on Severn
A collection of photographs of the village.
More images of Fromebridge
A collection of photographs around the village.
Extracts from D1180/2/72
Accounts for building the canal and various buildings
Extracts from D1180 related to Framilode
Photos and documents relating to the Act.
Photographs of Eastington
A collection of photographs of the village.
Saul Vessels
An archive of locally built vessels.
Alfred Southwood
The Last Lengthman on the Canal at Coates
Photographs of Elmore
A collection of photographs around the village.
Photographs of Bridgend
A collection of photographs around the village.
Views of Arlingham
A collection of photographs of the village.
Living on a narrow boat at Saul Junction
Stories of everyday life on a narrow boat.
Greetings from Arlingham
A New Year greeting 30.12.1911
Arlingham Endowed School
Photographs relating to the school in 1906 and 1912
Memories of World War I
Family documents from World War 1.
Schools in Saul
Memories of two schools in Saul.
Sir Lionel Darell
Rat Catcher Baronet
Frampton Feast
Views of the Frampton Feast in 1930's
The site buildings
The buildings at the Frampton on Severn site when Cadbury's were still operating a factory at the site
The Process
Photographs of the various stages in the process used to mix the milk, sugar and cocoa
Waysailing in Arlingham
An ancient village custom.
The Horticultural Show
The Horticultural Show
The first year of operation
An account of the first year of operation at the Frampton site
The Lie of the Land
Some details of a number of the ships beached along the River Severn at Purton
Purton Today
A present day 'Google' map of the area.
Ron Bosworth
Merchant Seaman