Gloucester Docks &
the Sharpness Canal

Links to Related Websites

Boating on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

• Gloucester-Sharpness Canal - information for visiting boaters.
• Severn Boating - covers the River Severn, the G&S Canal and the Bristol Channel.
• British Waterways - canal operation.
• South Wales & Severn Waterways - log in to Facebook and search for British Waterways Gloucester.
• T Nielsen & Co - large dry docks and overhaul services at Gloucester.
• A&D Marine Services - small dry dock and chandlery near Hempsted Bridge.
• R W Davis & Son - boat-building and dry dock at Saul Junction.
• Slimbridge Boat Station - boat hire, bike hire and licenced cafe beside Patch Bridge.
• Elite Canal Cruise - three and one day skippered cruises in a wide canal boat.
• Gloucester Rowing Club - near Hempsted Bridge.
• A.D.J. Canoe Club - teaching people to enjoy canoeing safely.
• Sharpness Dock - cargo handling at Sharpness.
• Sharpness Shipyard & Dry Dock - repair facilities for ships and leisure craft.

Moorings

• List of Mooring Sites
• Saul Juntion Marina - moorings, slipway and boat services.
• British Waterways Marinas Ltd - moorings in the Victoria Dock, Gloucester.

Neighbouring Waterways

• Cotswold Canals Trust - helping to restore the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn Canals.
• Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust - working to restore the H&G Canal.
• Severn Tales - featuring floods, wildlife, barges, history, bridges and books on the River Severn.
• Severn Area Rescue Association - providing in-shore rescue boat and land search services

Local Area

• Waterscape - information on canal-side facilities, attractions, cycling, angling, etc.
• City of Gloucester - places to see and things to do in Gloucester.
• Explore Gloucestershire - places to see and things to do in Gloucestershire.
• Gloucestershire Archives - catalogue including original documents relating to local waterways.

Waterways Network

• Waterscape - information and maps covering the national network of canals.
• Canal Junction - comprehensive canal guide and leisure directory.
• Jim Shead - waterways information and links
• Canal Boating in the UK & Europe - more information and links.
• Reed Boats - guide to the waterways their hotel boats visit.

Archive Films

• Severn Railway Bridge Demolition 1967
• Day Out: Sharpness 1987 - includes sights and people along the canal to Gloucester.
• Day Out: In And Around Gloucester 1987 - includes a visit to the docks.

Historical Articles

• GSIA Journal 1976 - Dock Company Housing, Sharpness, Gloucestershire.
• GSIA Journal 1981 - Gloucester & Berkeley Manuscripts in the Telford Collection.
• GSIA Journal 1983 - Excavation of a Tramroad Siding at Gloucester Docks.
• GSIA Journal 1992 - Origins of Gloucester's Canal.
• GSIA Journal 1994 - Classical Bridge Houses on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.
• GSIA Journal 1995 - Slimbridge Munitions Depot.
• GSIA Journal 1996 - Old Dock House at Sharpness and its Occupants.
• GSIA Journal 2003 - How a Gloucester Flour Mill Made Legal History.
• GSIA Journal 2004 - William Eassie, a Notable Victorian Contractor.
• GSIA Journal 2005 - Llanthony Railway Yard and Swing Bridge Over the Severn.
• GSIA Journal 2006 - Stroudwater Canal Features Influenced by the Ship Canal to Gloucester.
• GSIA Journal 2007 - Nicks & Co, Long Established Timber Merchants of Gloucester.
• GSIA Journal 2008 - Downing's Malthouses, Merchants Road, Gloucester.