Kennet & Avon Canal Photo Gallery

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This page includes a selection of archive photographs of the Kennet & Avon Canal which are not included in the other sections on the canal. Many other historic photographs of the canal can be found under the separate pages on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Photo Gallery:

bridge 1880 — bridge 1880
Canal Bridge from east, 1880

canal-01 — canal-01
Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal-05 — canal-05
Canal Swing Bridge looking west

canal-06 — canal-06
Canal Swing Bridge looking west

canal-09 — canal-09
Canal Bridge from east

canal-11 — canal-11
Canal Swing Bridge looking west

canal-19 — canal-19
Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal-21 — canal-21
Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal-24 — canal-24
Canal Swing Bridge looking east

canal-25

canal-26 — canal-26
Canal Bridge from east

canal-02

canal-04

canal-12a — canal-12a
Lantern Slide of The Wharf

canal-13 — canal-13
Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock

canal-14 — canal-14
Looking west from the road bridge

canal-15 — canal-15
Looking west from the road bridge

canal-16 — canal-16
Looking east to the road bridge

canal-17 — canal-17
Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock

canal-18

canal-20 — canal-20
Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal_19 town lock c1970 — canal_19 town lock c1970
Hungerford lock, derilict c1970, looking east towards The Wharf

canal_19 town lock c1970

canal_20 wharf c1970 — canal_20 wharf c1970
The Wharf, c1970

canal_20 wharf c1970

canal-22 — canal-22
Looking east towards Hungerford Wharf

canal_26 c1911.jpg — canal_26 c1911.jpg
Canal Swing Bridge looking west [P O Collier, "B623"]

canal_26 c1911.jpg

canal-03

canal-27

canal-31

canal_01 — canal_01
Looking east along canal towards the Swing Bridge

canal_25 c1911.jpg — canal_25 c1911.jpg
Canal Bridge, c1911. [Collier Collection]

canal_25 c1911.jpg

19710000 hungerford lock — 19710000 hungerford lock
Hungerford lock when derelict, 1971

19710000 hungerford lock

20160325 crofton img_1220 — 20160325 crofton img_1220
The Archimedes screw pump used at Hungerford c1910, restored and displayed at Crofton Pumping Station, Mar 2016

20160325 crofton img_1220

Survey of Canal Wharf, 1964 — Survey of Canal Wharf, 1964
Survey of Canal Wharf, Aug 1964. by Robson, Paul & Palmer, St Nicolas' House, Newbury. (Kindly provided by Iris Lloyd, Sep 2016)

Survey of Canal Wharf, 1964

Canal - Tomkins and Barrett, Swindon — Canal - Tomkins and Barrett, Swindon
The canal, from Hungerford lock looking east towards the town bridge, c1920s [Tomkins & Barret, Swindon].

Canal - Tomkins and Barrett, Swindon

Canal - Wyndham Series W8640 — Canal - Wyndham Series W8640
The canal looking west towards the town bridge, c1920s. [Wyndham Series W8640].

Canal - Wyndham Series W8640

19500000ca The wharf — 19500000ca The wharf
The wharf, undated, ?1950s.

19500000ca The wharf

Canal side — Canal side
Canal Side, undated. [Frith & Co Ltd, HGFD. 5]

Canal bridge (Unwin & Davis) — Canal bridge (Unwin & Davis)
The canal bridge, undated, (Unwin & Davis).

Canal bridge (Unwin & Davis)

20200000 Canal Wharf — 20200000 Canal Wharf
The canal wharf in 2020.

20200000 Canal Wharf

Great Western Railway boundary post-1 — Great Western Railway boundary post-1
Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, Dec 2020.

Great Western Railway boundary post-1

Great Western Railway boundary post-2 — Great Western Railway boundary post-2
Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, Dec 2020.

Great Western Railway boundary post-2

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-01

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-01

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-02

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-02

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-03

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-03

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-04

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-04

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-05

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-05

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-06

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-06

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-07

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-07

19760000ca The wharf

19760000ca The wharf

19830000ca The Rose of Hungerford

19830000ca The Rose of Hungerford

19880000 The wharf

19880000 The wharf

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-a [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-a [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-b [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-b [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-c [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-c [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-d [Ivor Speed]

19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-d [Ivor Speed]

19890700 The wharf

19890700 The wharf

19920400 The wharf

19920400 The wharf

19921000 The stone house

19921000 The stone house

19970623 Swing bridge near St Lawrence's Church [Ivor Speed]

19970623 Swing bridge near St Lawrence's Church [Ivor Speed]

19590808 Canal wharf looking east (Rex Smith) — 19590808 Canal wharf looking east (Rex Smith)
Canal looking east towards town wharf, 8th August 1959 (from Rex Smith).

19590808 Canal wharf looking east (Rex Smith)

19610400 Marsh Lock (Rex Smith) — 19610400 Marsh Lock (Rex Smith)
Marsh lock restoration April 1961 (from Rex Smith).

19610400 Marsh Lock (Rex Smith)

20230123 Dredging — 20230123 Dredging
Dredging the winding hole near the "swing bridge", January 2023.

20230123 Dredging

19730000 Archimedes screw pump — 19730000 Archimedes screw pump
The Archimedes screw pump being lifted from the canal at Hungerford wharf, 1973.

19730000 Archimedes screw pump

- Canal Bridge from east, 1880.

- Canal Bridge from east.

- Canal Bridge from east.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking west.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking east.

- Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge.

- The canal, from Hungerford lock looking east towards the town bridge, c.1920s [Tomkins & Barret, Swindon].

- The canal looking west towards the town bridge, c.1920s. [Wyndham Series W8640].

- Canal looking east towards town wharf, 8th August 1959 (from Rex Smith).

- Survey of Canal Wharf, August 1964. by Robson, Paul & Palmer, St Nicolas' House, Newbury. (Kindly provided by Iris Lloyd, September 2016)

- Marsh lock restoration April 1961 (from Rex Smith).

- The Wharf, c.1970.

- The Archimedes screw pump being lifted from the canal at Hungerford wharf, 1973.

- Hungerford lock, derilict c.1970, looking east towards The Wharf.

- Lantern Slide of The Wharf.

- Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock.

- Looking west from the road bridge.

- Looking east to the road bridge.

- Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock.

- Looking east towards Hungerford Wharf.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking west [P O Collier, "B623"].

- Canal Swing Bridge looking east (HH).

- Looking east along canal towards the Swing Bridge.

- The wharf, undated, ?1950s.

- Hungerford lock when derelict, 1971.

- The Archimedes screw pump used at Hungerford c.1910, restored and displayed at Crofton Pumping Station, March 2016.

- Canal Side, undated. [Frith & Co Ltd, HGFD. 5].

- The canal bridge, undated, (Unwin & Davis).

- The wharf, 1986.

- The Rose of Hungerford, 1983.

- The wharf, 1988.

- Cobbler's Lock restoration, Nov 1988 [Ivor Speed].

- The wharf, July 1989.

- The wharf, April 1992.

- The stone house, October 1992.

- The swing bridge near St. Lawrence's Church, June 1997 [Ivor Speed].

- Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, December 2020.

- Restoring Hungerford Town Lock, c.1983.

See also:

- Kennet and Avon Canal

- Narrow boat "Dover", 10th January 2016. Tony Bartlett's photos of "Dover" tied up at Hungerford Wharf. She was a star of stage and screen. It was the subject of a TV series, originally on Discovery Channel then rebroadcast Quest, covering the restoration of this 1937-built vessel. Crews also using the canal in training for the later Devizes-Westminster race.

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2011 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2012 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2013 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2016 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2018 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2019 - photos by Tony Bartlett

Details: Last Updated: 17 July 2023

The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011 The Canal Wharf, 2011

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