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Sharpness

Sharpness owes its existence to the building of the large ship canal from Gloucester. Gloucester had been granted port status in the 16th century by Queen Elizabeth I but as trade increased during the following two centuries it was realised that a canal had to be built to bypass the difficult sections of the River Severn below the city. Shortly after 1764 two plans were prepared for a canal from Gloucester, one to terminate at Berkeley Pill, the other a short distance from there. It was the first one that won favour and in 1793 work began to build the canal. With only five miles built complaints were received regarding the cost. In May 1797 a request was made to terminate the canal into the Severn at Saul to save money. This was rejected but it was suggested that the canal should now terminate at Sharpness with a tidal basin and sea lock. Thirty-four years after the first sod had been dug the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal was opened on 26th April 1827.