Welcome to the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology (GSIA) website. The Society was formed in 1964 to study and record the history and physical remains of Gloucestershire industries.
Details of our activities, together with copies of our Journal articles and various pages relating to the County's industrial past may be seen by following the relevant links in the sidebar and drop-down menus above.
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The Classical Bridge Houses on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal by Hugh Conway-Jones
Eight of the original 16 road bridges have delightful classical-style houses for the bridge keepers, although all have been substantially altered. As well as describing the main features of the buildings, the long standing uncertainty regarding who the architect is resolved.
The bridge keepers house at Purton in 1992