Former timber ponds, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
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Former timber ponds, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 22 Jul 2011
This woodland, soon to be a public open space, was once shallow ponds where timber floated until it was sold on. The tiny inlet at the near end of the woods was the ponds' entrance. Taken from the trip boat, Queen Boadicea II.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.853645
Longitude
-2.259404