The Stroudwater Canal was constructed to bring coal to the woollen cloth mills in the Stroud valley. This website features the history of canal structures, related buildings and the local community. The Stroudwater benefited from the Thames & Severn Canal continuing the line eastwards to join the River Thames.
This page offers an INTRODUCTION to the main contents and some links to selected topics. The other top links lead to historical information about PLACES along the canals, about the CANAL LIFE of local people, STORIES compiled from contemporary records, and images and transcriptions of the Canal Company ARCHIVES.
Image courtesy of Museum in the Park, Stroud, extract from Painting 2194.
