Cotswold Canals in Pictures

Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel

The original canal line was lost when the Stroud bypass (Dr Newton's Way) was built in the 1980s. The new route, using a different arch under the railway viaduct, was mostly occupied by an old rubbish tip.

The new 330m length of canal comprises a concrete channel under and east of the railway viaduct, and a clay-lined section to the west. The site was opened to the Public on May 10 & 11, 2013 to view the new concrete channel.

At the eastern end of the new canal section there is a winding hole.

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Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Capel's Mill and new clay-lined section
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Capel's Mill - new canal section between Dr Newton's Way & viaduct
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
New concrete canal channel east of viaduct
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
New concrete canal channel east of viaduct at Capel's Mill
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Capel's Mill Winding Hole, Stroud and point where new channel joins existing
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Open day where the public viewed the new channel before being filled

Before Restoration

Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Capel's Mill - new canal route before construction starts
Capel's Mill - Railway Viaduct & New Canal Channel
Capel's Mill - end of infilling below 'Waitrose' roundabout