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 Canal Round House at Inglesham Lock by John Copping (Adapted for the GSIA Journal by Alan Strickland)
This is the most easterly of five "Round Houses" each one accommodating the lengthsman responsible for the maintenance of a particular section of the Thames & Severn Canal. Due to its remote location, the top storey contained a water tank. Find out more.....
< The Inglesham Canal Round House seen from the south in April 2008