Cotswold Canals in Pictures

Locks of the Cotswold Canals

Details of the locks on the Stroudwater and the Thames & Severn canals, along with their current condition.

Two locks which will not form a part of the restored Stroudwater Canal are listed separately under the 'Old Stroudwater' heading.

For further information and photos on any given lock, click/tap on its name.

Stroudwater Locks

# Lock Rise Status
1 Dudbridge Upper (Foundry) 2.6m (8' 6") Navigable
2 Dudbridge (Lower) 2.6m (8' 6") Navigable
3 Ryeford Double - Upper 2.5m (8' 3") Navigable
4 Ryeford Double - Lower 2.5m (8' 3") Navigable
5 Newtown 2.2m (7' 3") Fully restored - in water
6 Blunder 2.2m (7' 3") Fully restored - in water
7 Pike 3.1m (10' 2") Partly restored - in water
8 Dock 3.3m (10' 9") Partly restored - in water
9 Westfield
(John Robinson)
2.7m (8' 10") Infilled
9a M5 Lock (New) TBD To be constructed
10 Bristol Road (Replacement) TBD Infilled & road built over
(Will be replaced by two locks)
11 Whitminster 0.1m (0' 5") Partly restored - in water

Old Stroudwater Locks

# Lock Rise Status
12 Framilode (on River Severn) Tidal Infilled - will not be restored. River access via Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
13 Stroudwater (formerly Junction) 1.8m (5' 10") Restored 2017 but not in use

Thames & Severn Locks

# Lock Rise Status
1 Wallbridge Lower 2.7m (9') Navigable
2 Wallbridge Upper 3.3m (10' 9"') Navigable
3 Bowbridge 3m (10') Navigable
4 Griffin's Mill 3m (10') Navigable
5 Ham Mill 2.7m (9') Navigable
6 Hope Mill 2.4m (8') Infilled - car park built over
7 Gough's Orchard 2.4m (8') Restoration of structure complete
8 Bourne 3.4m (11') Intact - unrestored - in water
9 Beales 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
10 St Mary's 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
11 Ile's Mill 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
12 Ballinger's 2.4m (8') Infilled - lockup garages built over
13 Chalford Chapel 2.4m (8') Infilled - road built over
14 Bell 3m (10') Partly infilled - in water
15 Red Lion 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
16 Valley 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
17 Baker's Mill Lower 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
18 Baker's Mill Upper 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored - in water
19 Puck Mill Lower 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored
20 Puck Mill Upper 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored
21 Whitehall Lower 2.4m (8') Intact - unrestored
22 Whitehall Upper 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
23 Bathurst Meadow 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
24 Siccaridge Wood Lower 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
25 Siccaridge Wood Middle 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
26 Siccaridge Wood Upper 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
27 Daneway Basin 2.6m (8' 5") Intact - unrestored
28 Daneway Bridge 2.6m (8' 5") Infilled - pub car park built over
  Summit level    
29 Siddington Upper 3m (9' 9") Intact - unrestored
30 Siddington Second 3m (9' 9") Intact - unrestored
31 Siddington Third 3m (9' 9") Intact - unrestored
32 Siddington Lower 3m (9' 9") Infilled - house built over
33 South Cerney Upper 2.8m (9' 4") Infilled - unrestored
34 South Cerney Middle 2.8m (9' 4") Infilled - unrestored
35 South Cerney Lower 2.8m (9' 4") Infilled - unrestored
36 Boxwell Springs 1.1m (3' 6") Partly restored
37 Wildmoorway Upper 2.8m (9' 3") Intact - unrestored
38 Wildmoorway Lower 2.8m (9' 3") Partly restored
39 Cerney Wick 1.8m (6') Partly restored
40 Latton 2.8m (9' 4") Infilled & lost under or near A419
41 Eisey 2.1m (7') Restoration of structure complete
42
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Dudgrove Double 3.4m (11' 6") Intact - unrestored
44 Inglesham (Lechlade) 1.9m (6' 2") Restoration of structure complete

 

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