Inglesham Bridge and Lock

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WRG New Year camp clears bed upstream - January 2012

The winding hole just above Inglesham Lock clear for the first time in many years
The winding hole just above Inglesham Lock clear for the first time in many years
The canal head west beyond the Winding Hole
The canal head west beyond the Winding Hole
Another tree logged up by the chainsaw gang
Another tree logged up by the chainsaw gang
One of the bonfires along the way
One of the bonfires along the way

WRG Summer Camps working on the head of the lock - August 2011

Top wing wall taken  back to something solid!!
Top wing wall taken back to something solid!!
Top paddle hole on the towpath side
Top paddle hole on the towpath side
Bywash culvert on the towpath side with bricjwork stripped back
Bywash culvert on the towpath side with bricjwork stripped back

London WRG at work on site - End of February 2011

Tree stump removal
Tree stump removal
Clearing the silt build-up from the head of the lock
Clearing the silt build-up from the head of the lock

Tree clearance underway on a cold snowy winter's day - December 2010

Trees felled where the new landing stage will be constructed
Trees felled where the new landing stage will be constructed
West Face of the bridge now visible
West Face of the bridge now visible
Tree surgeon inserts an endoscope into a hole to check there is no resident wildlife - There wasn't
Tree surgeon inserts an endoscope into a hole to check there is no resident wildlife - There wasn't
Trees along the lockside felled ready for clearing
Trees along the lockside felled ready for clearing
Lock side cut and mostly cleared
Lock side cut and mostly cleared

26th June 2010 - IWA Launches Tom Rolt Appeal to Fund Inglesham Lock Restoration

Emerging from the Undergrowth - September 2009

British Waterways have recently given the Cotswold Canals Trust volunteers pemission to clear the area round Inglesham Lock and Bridge. It is hoped that furthe work can be carried out in the not too distant fuure that will see the lock brought back to life and eventually restored to full working order.

Looking from the bridge along the length of the lock before clearance
Looking from the bridge along the length of the lock before clearance
The same view as above after a day's work
The same view as above after a day's work
For the lockside looking across the lock
For the lockside looking across the lock

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