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Houses beside the Stroudwater Canal
Houses beside the Stroudwater Canal near the Hilly Orchard Footbridge near Ebley.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 30 Jan 2016
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Stroudwater Navigation east of Hilly Orchard Bridge
Modern houses are reflected in the canal with Hilly Orchard Footbridge ahead.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 4 Feb 2022
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Hilly Orchard Footbridge, Stroudwater Navigation
The signpost gives directions to Saul Junction and Wallbridge via the canal towpath and to Dudbridge (left) and Cainscross (right) in the Stroud suburbs. Hilly Orchard Bridge (this area was covered in orchards in the 19th century - all gone now) was originally a swing bridge, rebuilt as a fixed footbridge in the 1880s. That bridge was in turn replaced by a fixed low level bridge after the canal's abandonment but more recently a new bridge has been built to once again allow the passage of boats.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 4 Feb 2022
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Stroudwater Navigation, Hilly Orchard
As the name implies, there were once extensive orchards here both on what is now the Queen Elizabeth II playing fields to the right and the (hilly) bank up to Cainscross Road to the left. The bridge has been rebuilt in recent years allowing boats to pass through while maintaining access to the field from the new houses on the opposite bank.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 4 Feb 2022
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Hilly Orchard Bridge
Hilly Orchard Bridge, a footbridge crossing the Stroudwater Canal near Ebley.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 30 Jan 2016
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Stroudwater Canal - crane
Preserved wooden jib, manual crane at the former Dudbridge Wharf. Built 1854 by John Stevenson, Canal Foundry, Preston and rated at 5 tons.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 23 Nov 2013
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Crane, Dudbridge Wharf, Stroudwater Navigation
This is the last surviving crane on the Cotswolds Canals. It replaced an earlier crane in 1854, at a cost of just over £200. For a view from the land-side, see
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Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 28 Mar 2016
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The Stroudwater Canal
The Stroudwater Canal approaching Hilly Orchard Bridge near Ebley.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 30 Jan 2016
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Dudbridge Road bridge and lock
This length of the Stroudwater Canal was converted into a flood relief channel in 1956 and the locks here at Dudbridge road had their gates removed and weirs installed. This is the lower, or Franklin's Lock (named after the builder) and forms a single structure with Dudbridge Road bridge. The lock chamber is generally in good condition and the main restoration work will be the provision of new gates and paddles, along with additional bypass culverts to maintain the flood flow capability.
Image: © David Stowell
Taken: 9 Jan 2008
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Houses on Bridge-side, off Dudbridge Road
On the north side of the Stroudwater Navigation.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 28 Mar 2016
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