What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Cirencester Canal Wharf. Near here between 1783-1789 a wharf was built to serve the Cirencester branch of the Thames Severn Canal from Siddington Junction. The canal was abandoned in 1933. Recorded plaque organisation: Cirencester Civic Society.
Cirencester Canal Wharf served as a crucial transportation hub between 1783-1789 for the Cirencester branch of the Thames and Severn Canal, facilitating trade until its abandonment in 1933.
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