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The various sections of the Kennet and Avon Canal — kennet avon canal
The various sections of the Kennet and Avon Canal

The various sections of the Kennet and Avon Canal

Canal Wharf, Apr 2009 — img_0932
Canal Wharf, Apr 2009

Canal Wharf, Apr 2009

The wharf, c.1895-96 [from a carte-de-visite by Sam Hawkes, High Street, Hungerford] — 1896 hungerford wharf
The wharf, c.1895-96 [from a carte-de-visite by Sam Hawkes, High Street, Hungerford]

The wharf, c.1895-96 [from a carte-de-visite by Sam Hawkes, High Street, Hungerford]

The wet dock and Hungerford lock c1875. [CDV by WS Parry] — 18750000 ws parry cdv canal and wharf
The wet dock and Hungerford lock c1875. [CDV by WS Parry]

The wet dock and Hungerford lock c1875. [CDV by WS Parry]

Hungerford Town Lock, c1970 — canal_19 town lock c1970
Hungerford Town Lock, c1970

Hungerford Town Lock, c1970

The canal bridge and canalside, c.1906 — canal-02
The canal bridge and canalside, c.1906

The canal bridge and canalside, c.1906

The canal reopens to Hungerford 1974 — 219-canal_24 Re-opening_02b
The canal reopens to Hungerford 1974

The canal reopens to Hungerford 1974

The Queen on board "The Rose of Hungerford" for the re-opening of the canal at Caen Hill, 7th Aug 1990 — rose and queen
The Queen on board "The Rose of Hungerford" for the re-opening of the canal at Caen Hill, 7th Aug 1990

The Queen on board "The Rose of Hungerford" for the re-opening of the canal at Caen Hill, 7th Aug 1990

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Canal Wharf, showing the willow tree planted in memory of Cllr Gwyneth Bullock, Jan 2013 — canal-77 img_2123
Canal Wharf, showing the willow tree planted in memory of Cllr Gwyneth Bullock, Jan 2013

Canal Wharf, showing the willow tree planted in memory of Cllr Gwyneth Bullock, Jan 2013

canal-78 img_2124

Canal Wharf, c1995 — canal_16
Canal Wharf, c1995

Canal Wharf, c1995

Canal Wharf, showing the Diamond Jubilee footbridge in place, May 2012 — img_0046
Canal Wharf, showing the Diamond Jubilee footbridge in place, May 2012

Canal Wharf, showing the Diamond Jubilee footbridge in place, May 2012

Hungerford Lock re-opened after major refurbishment Jan-Apr 2014, Apr 2014 — img_0590
Hungerford Lock re-opened after major refurbishment Jan-Apr 2014, Apr 2014

Hungerford Lock re-opened after major refurbishment Jan-Apr 2014, Apr 2014

Hungerford Lock re-opened Apr 2014 — img_0591
Hungerford Lock re-opened Apr 2014

Hungerford Lock re-opened Apr 2014

The Canal &amp; River Trust Interpretation Board at Hungerford wharf, 31 July 2021. — 20210731 Kennet and Avon Canal Interpretation Board
The Canal & River Trust Interpretation Board at Hungerford wharf, 31 July 2021.

The Canal & River Trust Interpretation Board at Hungerford wharf, 31 July 2021.

The old Church swing bridge, Jun 2022. — Church swing bridge, Jun-Sep 2022-1
The old Church swing bridge, Jun 2022.

The old Church swing bridge, Jun 2022.

Lifting the steels at the Church swing bridge, August 2022. — Church swing bridge, Jun-Sep 2022-2
Lifting the steels at the Church swing bridge, August 2022.

Lifting the steels at the Church swing bridge, August 2022.

Rebuilding the Church swing bridge, August 2022. — Church swing bridge, Jun-Sep 2022-3
Rebuilding the Church swing bridge, August 2022.

Rebuilding the Church swing bridge, August 2022.

Replacing the Church swing bridge - decking on, and some paint, September 2022. — Church swing bridge, Jun-Sep 2022-4
Replacing the Church swing bridge - decking on, and some paint, September 2022.

Replacing the Church swing bridge - decking on, and some paint, September 2022.

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The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011 The Canal Wharf, 2011

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