The following questions may be answered by looking at the photographs and other material to be found in the archive items listed below -
Framilode lock - why cut a lock at Framilode? (where the River Frome of Stroudwater joined the Severn/Frome already deepened and straightened to take larger boats before the canal was constructed hence the Stroudwater Navigation).
Victorian Trading - sample account of vessels entering Framilode Lock.
Tudor trading - Henry VIII act
Extracts from D1180 related to Framilode
Photos and documents relating to the Act.