The abandoned Stroudwater Canal at Upper Framilode
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The abandoned Stroudwater Canal at Upper Framilode
Image: © David Purchase Taken: 13 Aug 2017
When the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was opened, about 1.25 kilometres of the Stroudwater Canal (between the Gloucester and Sharpness and the River Severn) was abandoned. The sign prohibiting swimming seems a little superfluous!
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Image Location
Latitude
51.791424
Longitude
-2.362569