Views along the Canal

Views along the Canal

Photographs L - R, T - B :

1. Bakers Mill c. 1975
2. Sapperton canal tunnel entrance c. 1904 - note the 'watermans cottage' on the right, there were many such cottages along the canal
3. View along the canal towpath
4. Daneway top lock c. 1900 - note the barges on the canal, the logs awaiting processing at the sawmill and the basin cottage at the top right
5. Bakers Mill and reservior
6. Whitehall Bridge 1908. An accommodation bridge to take the lane from Far Oakridge down across the canal to Frampton Mansell and Daneway. It is a brick and stone bridge and on this west facing side there is a date stone carved ‘W.D. 1784’. Beyond this bridge to the east the canal was abandoned in 1927, whilst to the west the canal was finally abandoned in 1933. This is the bridge where the village children often used to play.
7. The canal passes through open countryside - the bridge Whitehall Bridge where the village children often used to play

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