Piddock’s Canal. Lydney. Alongside St Mary’s Halt (SAW @ 8m 41ch) on the Severn & Wye Railway line. 27 April 2024

Piddock’s Canal. Lydney. Alongside St Mary’s Halt (SAW @ 8m 41ch) on the Severn & Wye Railway line. 27 April 2024

At this location, the canal has been put into a culvert to pass under the railway. It connected ironworks at Upper Forge and Lower Forge, and also ran to an inlet from the River Severn called Lydney Pill. It was constructed from 1778 onwards, and there were three locks below Middle Forge.
ROMA ID: 079967E

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