The H&G Canal Trust:  Restoration:  Over:   Introduction
This is our most recently started restoration site in the grounds of the former Over hospital where the canal began its route from the River Severn. Most people pronounce Over to rhyme with "clover" but older locals rhyme it with "hoover".

Here we have been working alongside Swan Hill Homes, the developers of the new executive housing, to make the canal the focal point of the new development.

As part of the planning permission for the development, the Trust will gain the canal, the land beside it, and the freehold of the visitor centre which will replace the lock keeper's cottage.

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The site seen from across the Severn before any clearance work started - notice the hospital chimney
For our part, we have excavated the canal, created a surfaced towpath and built 85m of wharf and a slipway; we still have to build an overflow weir and a pumping station to raise water from the River Leadon. It’s an enormous project for volunteers to undertake. If it was let out to contract it would cost some £½ million but our budget is just £50,000. Perhaps you’d like to come and help us.

There is so much of interest to show about the Over project that we have split it between several pages, all accessible from the
 Over Restoration menu.

 

                 Help transform the Over site!

We work at Over on Wednesdays, Saturdays and sometimes other days of the week. See the"How you can help" page for contacts

Note:
there is no public access to the site so you will need to ring first if you'd like to come and help