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- Collection: The Thames & Severn Canal - Ashmead's Mill to Sapperton Tunnel
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Inside Sapperton Tunnel, 1967
With a length of 3,817 yards it was the longest tunnel, and the longest canal tunnel of any kind, in England from 1789 to 1811.After passing through the Fullers Earth the first view shows the tunnel approaching the Inferior Oolite at about 400 yards…
Puck Mill, Oak Inn and Locks
Photographs L - R, T - B:1. Oak Inn and a derelict Puck Mill.Looking down on Puck Mill from the valley side below Oakridge c. 1900 - 1912. Buildings from right to left are the Oak Inn, the round teasel-drying house, the derelict Puck Mill and the…
The Bricklayer's Arms and its Landlord, Mr Pearman
1. This 1900 view shows the Bricklayer's Arms.Originally built by the canal contractor, John Nock, in 1784 as accommodation for his men working in the tunnel during the six years of its construction. It was sold by the company in 1807 and became an…
Whitehall Lower Lock
1. This picture was taken from below Whitehall Lower Lock in 1909.The view shows the short pound between Puck Mill Upper Lock and Whitehall Lower Lock with the lock in the distance with the lengthsman's cottage alongside it. Following the restoration…