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This page includes a selection of archive photographs of the Kennet & Avon Canal which are not included in the other sections on the canal. Many other historic photographs of the canal can be found under the separate pages on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Photo Gallery:

bridge 1880
bridge 1880

Canal Bridge from east, 1880

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canal-01

Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

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canal-05

Canal Swing Bridge looking west

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canal-06

Canal Swing Bridge looking west

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canal-09

Canal Bridge from east

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canal-11

Canal Swing Bridge looking west

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canal-19

Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal-21
canal-21

Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

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canal-24

Canal Swing Bridge looking east

canal-25
canal-25
canal-26
canal-26

Canal Bridge from east

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canal-02
canal-04
canal-04
canal-12a
canal-12a

Lantern Slide of The Wharf

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canal-13

Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock

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canal-14

Looking west from the road bridge

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canal-15

Looking west from the road bridge

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canal-16

Looking east to the road bridge

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canal-17

Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock

canal-18
canal-18
canal-20
canal-20

Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge

canal_19 town lock c1970
canal_19 town lock c1970

Hungerford lock, derilict c1970, looking east towards The Wharf

canal_20 wharf c1970
canal_20 wharf c1970

The Wharf, c1970

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canal-22

Looking east towards Hungerford Wharf

canal_26 c1911.jpg
canal_26 c1911.jpg

Canal Swing Bridge looking west [P O Collier, "B623"]

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canal-03
canal-27
canal-27
canal-31
canal-31
canal_01
canal_01

Looking east along canal towards the Swing Bridge

canal_25 c1911.jpg
canal_25 c1911.jpg

Canal Bridge, c1911. [Collier Collection]

19710000 hungerford lock
19710000 hungerford lock

Hungerford lock when derelict, 1971

20160325 crofton img_1220
20160325 crofton img_1220

The Archimedes screw pump used at Hungerford c1910, restored and displayed at Crofton Pumping Station, Mar 2016

Survey of Canal Wharf, 1964
Survey of Canal Wharf, 1964

Survey of Canal Wharf, Aug 1964. by Robson, Paul & Palmer, St Nicolas' House, Newbury. (Kindly provided by Iris Lloyd, Sep 2016)

Canal - Tomkins and Barrett, Swindon
Canal - Tomkins and Barrett, Swindon

The canal, from Hungerford lock looking east towards the town bridge, c1920s [Tomkins & Barret, Swindon].

Canal - Wyndham Series W8640
Canal - Wyndham Series W8640

The canal looking west towards the town bridge, c1920s. [Wyndham Series W8640].

19500000ca The wharf
19500000ca The wharf

The wharf, undated, ?1950s.

Canal side
Canal side

Canal Side, undated. [Frith & Co Ltd, HGFD. 5]

Canal bridge (Unwin & Davis)
Canal bridge (Unwin & Davis)

The canal bridge, undated, (Unwin & Davis).

20200000 Canal Wharf
20200000 Canal Wharf

The canal wharf in 2020.

Great Western Railway boundary post-1
Great Western Railway boundary post-1

Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, Dec 2020.

Great Western Railway boundary post-2
Great Western Railway boundary post-2

Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, Dec 2020.

19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-01
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-01
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-02
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-02
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-03
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-03
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-04
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-04
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-05
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-05
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-06
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-06
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-07
19730000 Restoring Hungerford Town Lock-07
19760000ca The wharf
19760000ca The wharf
19830000ca The Rose of Hungerford
19830000ca The Rose of Hungerford
19880000 The wharf
19880000 The wharf
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-a [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-a [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-b [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-b [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-c [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-c [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-d [Ivor Speed]
19881121 Cobbler's lock restoration-d [Ivor Speed]
19890700 The wharf
19890700 The wharf
19920400 The wharf
19920400 The wharf
19921000 The stone house
19921000 The stone house
19970623 Swing bridge near St Lawrence's Church [Ivor Speed]
19970623 Swing bridge near St Lawrence's Church [Ivor Speed]
19590808 Canal wharf looking east (Rex Smith)
19590808 Canal wharf looking east (Rex Smith)

Canal looking east towards town wharf, 8th August 1959 (from Rex Smith).

19610400 Marsh Lock (Rex Smith)
19610400 Marsh Lock (Rex Smith)

Marsh lock restoration April 1961 (from Rex Smith).

20230123 Dredging
20230123 Dredging

Dredging the winding hole near the "swing bridge", January 2023.

19730000 Archimedes screw pump
19730000 Archimedes screw pump

The Archimedes screw pump being lifted from the canal at Hungerford wharf, 1973.

- Canal Bridge from east, 1880.

- Canal Bridge from east.

- Canal Bridge from east.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking west.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking east.

- Looking west at the winding hole, towards the Canal Bridge.

- The canal, from Hungerford lock looking east towards the town bridge, c.1920s [Tomkins & Barret, Swindon].

- The canal looking west towards the town bridge, c.1920s. [Wyndham Series W8640]. 

- Canal looking east towards town wharf, 8th August 1959 (from Rex Smith).

- Survey of Canal Wharf, August 1964. by Robson, Paul & Palmer, St Nicolas' House, Newbury. (Kindly provided by Iris Lloyd, September 2016)

- Marsh lock restoration April 1961 (from Rex Smith).

- The Wharf, c.1970.

- The Archimedes screw pump being lifted from the canal at Hungerford wharf, 1973.

- Hungerford lock, derilict c.1970, looking east towards The Wharf.

- Lantern Slide of The Wharf.

- Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock.

- Looking west from the road bridge.

- Looking east to the road bridge.

- Looking west towards Hungerford Town Lock.

- Looking east towards Hungerford Wharf.

- Canal Swing Bridge looking west [P O Collier, "B623"].

- Canal Swing Bridge looking east (HH).

- Looking east along canal towards the Swing Bridge.

- The wharf, undated, ?1950s.

- Hungerford lock when derelict, 1971.

- The Archimedes screw pump used at Hungerford c.1910, restored and displayed at Crofton Pumping Station, March 2016.

- Canal Side, undated. [Frith & Co Ltd, HGFD. 5].

- The canal bridge, undated, (Unwin & Davis).

- The wharf, 1986.

- The Rose of Hungerford, 1983.

- The wharf, 1988.

- Cobbler's Lock restoration, Nov 1988 [Ivor Speed].

- The wharf, July 1989.

- The wharf, April 1992.

- The stone house, October 1992.

- The swing bridge near St. Lawrence's Church, June 1997 [Ivor Speed].

- Great Western Railway boundary post - found on north side of canal in Hungerford wharf, west of stone house, by Bob & Sue Stapleton, December 2020.

- Restoring Hungerford Town Lock, c.1983.

See also:

- Kennet and Avon Canal

Narrow boat "Dover", 10th January 2016. Tony Bartlett's photos of "Dover" tied up at Hungerford Wharf. She was a star of stage and screen. It was the subject of a TV series, originally on Discovery Channel then rebroadcast Quest, covering the restoration of this 1937-built vessel. Crews also using the canal in training for the later Devizes-Westminster race. 

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2011 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2012 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2013 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2016 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2018 - photos by Tony Bartlett

- Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, 2019 - photos by Tony Bartlett