Victorian railway lines found beside the Thames
HIDDEN Victorian railway lines have been found beside the Thames and Severn Canal at Thrupp.
The rails, unearthed during work to repair a leak in the watercourse, were probably used to transport coal to a nearby mill.
Dr Ray Wilson, honorary secretary of the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology, said: "It is really exciting.
"We are seeing the physical remains of something which we imagined existed elsewhere but never knew existed at Thrupp.
"It helps us understand how the mills and the canal worked together."
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The rails, unearthed during work to repair a leak in the watercourse, were probably used to transport coal to a nearby mill.
Dr Ray Wilson, honorary secretary of the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology, said: "It is really exciting.
"We are seeing the physical remains of something which we imagined existed elsewhere but never knew existed at Thrupp.
"It helps us understand how the mills and the canal worked together."