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Junction <\/strong>Bridge<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0House<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/strong>The picturesque cottage at the Junction was built in 1833 to house the canal company\u2019s toll collector for boats entering the Stroudwater.
\nThe building later accommodated the British Waterways Bridge Keeper. The bridge keeper’s office is at the eastern end of the cottage. Inside the office is the original toll collection desk. N<\/span>owadays,<\/span> this historical artefact stands alongside a bank of CCTV screens, camera controls and switchgear.
\nThe bridge-keeper uses these devices to operate the Junction Footbridge across the Gloucester \u2013 Sharpness Canal. For waterborne access to and from the SJBOC Moorings, call <\/span>01452 740 444 or 07827 254 740 <\/strong>or VHF Radio Channel 74<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Saul Junction Car Park<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/span>
\nPay & Display\u00a0Parking for visitors is plentiful at this popular waterside venue.<\/span>
\nSaul Junction Boat Owners Club members are issued Free Parking Permits for up to two vehicles.
\nThere is a Boater’s Rubbish Disposal Compound in the car park.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Saul Lock<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"\"The lock at Saul Junction was built\u00a0<\/span>in the 1820s <\/span>to raise the\u00a0<\/span>Stroudwater Navigation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>level by four feet <\/span>to match the new Gloucester – Sharpness Canal level.
\nT<\/span>he lock, a<\/span> listed structure, <\/span><\/span>was restored\/preserved in 2016.<\/span>
\nClick here for more deta<\/em><\/strong>ils.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Sit a while at Saul<\/span>\"\"
\n<\/strong>One of six memorial benches at Saul; designed, built & installed by Cotswold Canals Trust Volunteers. <\/span>The green zinc plaques carry personal messages and graphic designs.
\n<\/span>Click here for more details.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Saul Marina<\/strong><\/span>
\nSaul Marina has a well-stocked chandlery.\"\"<\/span>
\nPump-out, diesel, gas, logs and coal are available.
\nThere is also a Boat Brokerage.
\n<\/span><\/span>Click here for more details.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RW Davis Ship & Boat Builders<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/span>
\nThe boatyard and dry dock are a constant source of activity and interest. Proprietor, Phil Trotter, oversees the construction of Motor Barges, Tug-Yachts and the classic Northwich Trader narrowboats. The boatyard crane is a well-known landmark for walkers, cyclists, drivers and boaters. Some locals maintain that the RAF use the crane as a navigational reference point.<\/span>
\nClick here for the RW Davis website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wycliffe Boat Club<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/span>
\nWycliffe College, a local public school, operates Wycliffe Boat Club on the Gloucester\u2014Sharpness Canal at the Junction.\u00a0\u00a0There is regular rowing activity throughout the year.\u00a0\u00a0On the first Saturday in December & February, Wycliffe hosts the \u2018Rowing Heads\u2019, a rowing competition that attracts boats, crews & supporters from a wide area.
\nSome <\/span>navigation <\/span>restrictions apply on these days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0<\/strong>Willow<\/strong>\u00a0Trust<\/strong><\/span>\"\"
\n<\/strong>Saul Junction is the home mooring for The Willow Trust, a charity providing boat trips for special needs passenger groups.
\nTwo Willow Trust Boats, Spirit of Freedom<\/em> and Leonard Matchan<\/em>\u00a0operate on weekdays from April until October.<\/span>
\nClick here to learn more.\u00a0<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The Visitor Centre & Canal Shop was a partnership project between The Cotswold Canals Trust, Stroud District Council and Canal & River Trust.
\n<\/span><\/span>The Visitor Centre provides information on restoring the 36-mile route of the Stroudwater Navigation and The Thames & Severn Canal, known collectively as The Cotswold Canals’.
\n<\/span>Facilities at the Centre include toilets, showers, laundry, sewage pump-out and a toilet cassette disposal point. <\/span>Laundry tokens and boater’s ‘Watermate<\/em>‘ keys can also be purchased.
\nThe pump-out is operated using a credit card.
\n<\/span><\/span>Click here to contact Cotswold Canals Trust<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>The Stables Caf\u00e9
\n<\/span><\/strong>The Stables Caf\u00e9 is situated close to Sandfield Bridge at the entrance to the Saul Junction site.
\nThe building was once used as stables for horses that towed vessels along the canal. Indoor and outdoor seating provide ever-changing waterside views of canal activity.\u00a0\u00a0An ice cream parlour is situated in the courtyard area.<\/span>
\nClick here for more details<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Whitminster A38 Roundabout, Canal & Road Project<\/strong><\/span> 2020<\/span>\"\"
\n<\/strong>By 2026, SJBOC members should be able to cruise East <\/span>along the new channel <\/span>under the A38, a<\/span> year-long 21st-century engineering triumph! <\/span>The cruising route <\/span><\/span>will include part of the original 1779 Stroudwater Navigation and new river\/canal routes, locks & bridges.<\/span>
\n<\/span> Click to view a video of this year-long project<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Click here to view a 2018 slideshow of the Cotswold Canals Trust’s Restoration programme<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click to view the Picture Gallery for more Saul Junction history<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Click here to leave your views of what we do<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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