The terminus of the Sharpness Canal at Gloucester Docks with the warehouse of Thomas Robinson & Company in the background

Date:: 1945 - 1960

Location:: Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Reference:: AA60/04462

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The canal was authorised in 1793, but was not completed due to a shortage of funds. It was restarted from 1817 with government money, largely to relieve unemployment, and opened in 1827.

Content

This is part of the Collection: EDM01 Eric De Mare

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: De Mare, Eric Samuel

Keywords

Dock, Waterscape