Daneway Canal Basin, Wharf and Sawmill

Title

Daneway Canal Basin, Wharf and Sawmill

Subject

Photographs L - R, T - B :
  1. Daneway Wharf c. 1910. The start of the summit lock chamber can be seen through the arch of the Daneway Basin Bridge and the fact that the barge can be moored there surely shows that navigation of the summit level has ceased. Immediately beyond the canal the Wharf Cottage was the home of the Peart family. Mr Peart was carter for the Sawmill whose buildings are on the opposite side of the road from the cottage. Notice the logs on the Wharf apron ready for the sawmill.
  2. Daneway Canal Basin around 1900. An idillic scene looking east across the basin, but actually posed for the photographer. The right hand girl on the Wharf is Annie Hyett of Weston, Bath who had relatives at Chalford called Davies. It is possible that the picture includes others of that family.Annie was born in 1874, hence the date for the picture. She married a Butt whose mother had been a Minchinhampton girl. Note that the lady in the Wharf Cottage doorway is wearing a man's cap, typical headgear for village women at this period.
  3. Notice that the lady in the Wharf Cottage doorway is wearing a man's cap, typical headgear for village women of this period.
  4. In the centre the Daneway Bridge conceals the top lock beyond, but the Inn can be clearly seen on the left of the picture.
  5. The Daneway Bridge was also known as the Causeway Bridge and it is here that the towpath changes from the north side of the canal to the south where it stays all of the way until the canal joins the Thames at Inglesham.
  6. Daneway Canal Basin
  7. A Horse and Cart just about to cross the bridge on the Way to the Sawmill at Daneway c. 1910. The sawmill chimney can be seen behind and thw wagon is probably going to pick up sawn timber. The lack of commercial traffic on the canal soon after this date hastened the closure of the sawmill as it was fairly dependant on the canal for transporting heavy timber loads both in and out.
  8. Cutting Timber at Daneway
  9. Logs for Processing at Daneway c. 1905. A good Edwardian scene, with tree trunks lined up on the side of the road ready for the sawmill. The mill was originally water powered but later converted to steam power due to the irregular water supply from the River Frome. The Bricklayer's Arms is in the background.

Source

Oakridge History Group.

The Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals From Old Photographs.

Relation

There were three Mills at Daneway / Sapperton including the steam powered Sawmill next to the Canal. You can find out about them here.

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Daneway Wharf c. 1910. The start of the summit lock chamber can be seen through the arch of the Daneway Basin Bridge and the fact that the barge can be moored there surely shows that navigation of the summit level has ceased. Immediately beyond the canal the Wharf Cottage was the home of the Peart family. Mr Peart was carter for the Sawmill whose buildings are on the opposite side of the road from the cottage. Notice the logs on the Wharf apron ready for the sawmill.
Daneway Canal Basin around 1900. An idillic scene looking east across the basin, but actually posed for the photographer. The right hand girl on the Wharf is Annie Hyett of Weston, Bath who had relatives at Chalford called Davies. It is possible that the picture includes others of that family.Annie was born in 1874, hence the date for the picture. She married a Butt whose mother had been a Minchinhampton girl. Note that the lady in the Wharf Cottage doorway is wearing a man's cap, typical headgear for village women at this period. <br /> <br /> Notice that the lady in the Wharf Cottage doorway is wearing a man's cap, typical headgear for village women of this period.<br /> <br /> In the centre the Daneway Bridge conceals the top lock beyond, but the Inn can be clearly seen on the left of the picture. <br /> <br /> The Daneway Bridge was also known as the Causeway Bridge and it is here that the towpath changes from the north side of the canal to the south where it stays all of the way until the canal joins the Thames at Inglesham.
Daneway Canal Basin
A Horse and Cart just about to cross the bridge on the Way to the Sawmill at Daneway c. 1910. The sawmill chimney can be seen behind and thw wagon is probably going to pick up sawn timber. The lack of commercial traffic on the canal soon after this date hastened the closure of the sawmill as it was fairly dependant on the canal for transporting heavy timber loads both in and out.
Cutting Timber at Daneway
Logs for Processing at Daneway c. 1905. A good Edwardian scene, with tree trunks lined up on the side of the road ready for the sawmill. The mill was originally water powered but later converted to steam power due to the irregular water supply from the River Frome. The Bricklayer's Arms is in the background.

Citation

“Daneway Canal Basin, Wharf and Sawmill,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/253.

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