1946 OS MapThe tidal entrance gateThe semi-tidal entrance basinThe lock
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Needs to discuss the 2020(ish) regeneration and plans for gate repairs, dredging etc. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(May 2022)
The Lydney Canal is a one-mile canal in Gloucestershire that runs inland from the River Severn to Lydney. It was opened in 1813 to trans-ship iron and coal from the Forest of Dean. It was once connected by a horse-drawn tramroad to Pidcock's Canal[1] which brought materials down to the wharves by tub-boat.
In the 1960s imported wood was still being brought in by barge from Avonmouth.[2] It remained in commercial use until the 1980s. The entrance to the canal consists of an outer tidal gate opening into a wide basin. From there a lock opens into the one-mile canal cut. Immediately above the lock, a pair of gates points the other way as protection against a high tidal flood in the estuary. There is one swing bridge across the canal.
The docks were restored between 2003 and 2005, using money from the Heritage Lottery Fund and others, to create a marina and harbour area for seagoing yachts and motor boats.[3] In 2015 the outer lock gates failed in the open position and are inoperable. Consequently the harbour has become silted up from River Severn mud and is out of use.[citation needed] As of 22 December 2023 the lock gates have been refurbished and refitted and closed, but it is not known if they are currently functioning.
^"Lydney Harbour brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
^Photo in Francis Frith Collection
^"Lydney Area in Partnership website". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
The LydneyCanal is a one-mile canal in Gloucestershire that runs inland from the River Severn to Lydney. It was opened in 1813 to trans-ship iron and...
043 at the 2021 Census. Lydney has a harbour on the Severn, created when the LydneyCanal was built. Adjoining the town, Lydney Park gardens have a Roman...
Severn only via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. The LydneyCanal is a short canal which connects Lydney to the river. The section of the river between...
Cycle Centre Great Western Railway Museum Laymoor Quag Littledean Jail LydneyCanal Mallards Pike Lake New Fancy Parkend Ironworks Parkend railway station...
Lydney railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the Gloucester-Newport line, 133 miles...
The following list of canals in the United Kingdom, includes some systems that are navigable rivers with sections of canal (e.g. Aire and Calder Navigation)...
between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford...
implemented. When it looked likely that the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal would not reach Hereford, there were calls to further improve the Wye. At...
tidal Thames links to the canal network at the River Lea Navigation, the Regent's Canal at Limehouse Basin and the Grand Union Canal at Brentford. Upstream...
August 2011. This required new bridges to carry the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the Cross-City railway line over the road. The destination of the Roman...
bridge carrying the railway across the River Severn between Sharpness and Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It was built in the 1870s by the Severn Bridge...
by the local authorities in Lydney, which lies almost opposite Sharpness. The Port Authority for the impounded dock is Canal & River Trust, but the quayside...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
ratified by this Act, which also authorised the making of a harbour at Lydney and a canal giving access from there to the River Severn itself. The line was...
– fuller details of the earlier stations on this line Thames and Severn Canal – runs alongside the line and can be seen from the train, particularly between...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
The Thames and Severn Canal is a canal in Gloucestershire in the south-west of England, which was completed in 1789. It was conceived as part of a cargo...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
south-west of Lechlade, near to the confluence with the Thames and Severn Canal. Midway between Withington and Fossbridge the river passes Chedworth Roman...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
River Wye Canals Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester CanalLydneyCanal Pidcock's Canal Stroudwater...
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal (also known as the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal) is a ship canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness...
Global Information
