June 2008 saw the transfer of Llanthony Lock
The Llanthony site includes a pair of tenanted cottages, a section of River Severn, an area of land around the cottages and on the Gloucester City side, a footbridge and rights to both Llanthony and Maisemore weirs.

 

The advantages of Llanthony Lock.
Both Maisemore and Llanthony locks were used as routes to the Canal as can be seen from historical records, but only Llanthony permits full size H&G width boats to gain entry to the Canal. There were also issues in using Maisemore as this would involve all boats coming to the H&G having to turn in the River just below The Wharf House at Over so that they would be facing upstream to have steerage to gain entry to Over lock. By using Llanthony, boats will already be approaching from downstream and a much safer approach to Over is permitted.

 

Llanthony will give the Canal, and the Canal Trust, a real presence in the City, a considerable PR asset of the future. The site is just to the edge of the huge Gloucester Quays redevelopment and to the corner of Gloucester Docks, with a new direct off road cycle link from here to Over, and the new south west bypass.