Learn more about life on the canal through these contributed stories of people, places and events, with some in-depth Studies at the end of the list.
Poetry rarely touches the waterways, but Ivor Gurney’s poem brings to life the human side of working on the Stroudwater Canal.
This colourful annual event in the 1890s featured rowing and swimming races alongside canal capers and ‘Bovril Bombs’.
Dudbridge coal merchant Frederick Nurse used the building of a new barge in 1847 to publicise a cause that was dear to his heart.
A study of the barge owners who traded to the Bristol Channel ports, including some who were based at Chalford.
For building the locks and bridges in the 1770s, bricks were made near by, with the clay being dug and moulded by hand.
Carpenter Edward Keene worked on building the Stroudwater Canal and later adapted his workshops for theatrical performances.
Explaining why Dudbridge Upper Lock is also sometimes referred to by the name Foundry Lock.
An account of a dramatic accident that occurred at Bristol Road Lock in 1923 with details of the subsequent recovery work.
Withy trees were common along the lower Frome valley, and the withies were sold for making baskets and hurdles.
Outlining the practical arrangements for drawing water for the canal from the River Frome at Ebley.
The controversies associated with the comings and goings of the Stroudwater Company's clerks.
The rise and fall of Stroudwater Clerk Edward Hains.
Trade on the Stroudwater Navigation started in December 1776, but it was not until July 1779 that trade to Stroud commenced. As the Thames & Severn Canal opened during the 1780s trade further up the valley increased, and by the 1790s there was more trade above Stroud, as far as London than on the Stroudwater Canal itself.
Links to a selection of studies related to the Stroudwater Canal that are available on other websites.
