West Vale Branch
Bourton Wharf
Continued


The new loop in the road to Shrivenham resulted in the canal being culverted.

culvert.jpg (79355 bytes) Looking west across the culvert

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 The culvert created a detached stretch of canal about 100 yards long leading up to Bourton Wharf. This view looks west along the detached stretch.

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Looking east down the canal from the culvert

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The new road loop. The detached portion of canal is behind the trees on the right.

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Looking east at the start of the new loop towards Shrivenham

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The remains of the old road alongside the detach stretch of canal

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Looking east along the new by pass from Bourton Wharf. The end of the detached stretch of canal is on the right.

Thanks to Alan Norris for the guided tour.

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