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The ‘Harper Site’
From Widemarsh Bridge behind the old and new houses on Newtown Road, a corridor of land has been cleared along the original line of the Canal.

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In 1984, a Hereford and Gloucester Canal plaque was unveiled on Widemarsh Bridge.

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The photo shows Dr Robin Andrews, Chairman of the Trust at that time, and the Mayor of Hereford.

He said, “With the upsurge in industrial archaelogy, now may be a timely moment to reassess the remnants of the old Hereford and Gloucester Canal.”