Sharp-eyed visitors to the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal between Frampton-on-Severn and Slimbridge may spot a stone-sided structure on the east bank of the canal. A consultation with a walking or canal guide will likely suggest that this is merely the outfall of an unnavigable water feeder. However, two interesting facts that few guides will impart are that the feeder was formerly navigable, and that the stone-sided structure at its entrance was, in bygone years, a lock.
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