Gloucester to Hereford Canal Hereford end
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Having filmed the Gloucester end
Having filmed the Gloucester end of the Gloucester to Hereford canal, it seems only right to see what can be found at the Hereford end. The canal having been begun in 1793, and completed in 1845, was closed in 1881 after a mere 36 years working life. It was very expensive to build requiring several tunnels and financial problems dogged it from day one, until GWR seized an opportunity, bought it, then promptly shut it down filled it in and built a railway on top. The present aim of the Gloucester to Hereford Canal Trust, is to reverse this process.
Having done some research before setting out, a first for me, my expectations were low. After the magnificence of the Gloucester basin Restoration the Hereford end is as you will see a trifle disappointing. I looked around the terminus and main dock area but all seems to have disappeared under various modern industrial developments, so I headed to Aylestone park where there has been some restoration and also has some parking available.
Having located the canal I began following it towards the city centre, but soon ran out of canal. From here it is possible to see the scale of the effort required to reinstate this navigation. Not in my lifetime I feel, though I am quite old.
Highlight of the day was the finding of a tunnel entrance, not a wasted day then, and in truth a nice day out in Hereford.
Having done some research before setting out, a first for me, my expectations were low. After the magnificence of the Gloucester basin Restoration the Hereford end is as you will see a trifle disappointing. I looked around the terminus and main dock area but all seems to have disappeared under various modern industrial developments, so I headed to Aylestone park where there has been some restoration and also has some parking available.
Having located the canal I began following it towards the city centre, but soon ran out of canal. From here it is possible to see the scale of the effort required to reinstate this navigation. Not in my lifetime I feel, though I am quite old.
Highlight of the day was the finding of a tunnel entrance, not a wasted day then, and in truth a nice day out in Hereford.
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