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Coal Pen At Ryeford Stonehouse, Gloucestershire by Joan Tucker
The coal pen beside the Stroudwater Canal at Ryeford was built in 1864 by the Canal Company and leased to Marling and Co who owned Stanley Mill nearby. Coal was delivered by canal for temporary storage in the coal pen and then taken to to mill by horse and cart. Find out more.....
< The coal pen from the canal bridge in 1966