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The wharf at Hungerford on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Berkshire, England. This view is from the town bridge looking upstream to the lock. A pair of boats are about to moor at the wharf. During the mid 1800s, this was a thriving industrial area lined with buildings. Boats would have been busy loading and unloading goods such as Bath stone for building. The canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Thames at Reading with Bristol, enabling goods to be transported from London to Bristol.

A narrow boat has just passed through Woolhampton lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton in Berkshire, England. This lock was constructed between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. It was part of the Kennet Navigation - that is part river and part canal. The Kennet and Avon canal was constructed to join Bristol and London via Reading making the transport of goods smoother. It closed due to the Great Western Railway but was reopened in 1990.

Masons Court is a stunning example of a medieval hall, located right in the centre of Stratford Upon Avon. Built in 1481, the house is recognised as the oldest house in Stratford Upon Avon and many original features remain.

Belmar Sunrise

Approaching the bottom gate of Garston Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Theale in Berkshire, England, Only reachable on foot by the towpath it is close to a busy bridge carrying the M4! This is one of only two turf-sided locks still in existence on this waterway and is a Grade 2 listed construction. Part of the original Kennet Navigation between Reading and Newbury, it was constructed in 1718-23 under the supervision of engineer John Hore of Newbury. The entire canal was completed in 1810.

A lived-in narrowboat moored on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford in Berkshire, England. This image was captured on a sunny autumn afternoon with the still water reflecting the trees. The Kennet and Avon Canal, 87 miles long, was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Kennet and Avon rivers and thus provide a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via Reading. It fell into disuse due to the Great Western Railway but was completely restored and reopened in 1990.

A stretch of the River Kennet at Burghfield in Berkshire, England, ,as it winds its way towards Reading. This is a navigable stretch of the river which forms part of the Kennet and Avon Canal. Here it is quiet after flowing under the roaring traffic of the M4. A little further on it passes Burghfield Mill, a large Georgian building now converted to flats. The Kennet and Avon was constructed in the early 1800s to connect Bristol with London via Reading, mainly to carry Bath stone for buildings. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

Linocut portrait of playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Tyle Mill Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal near the village of Sulhamstead in Berkshire. It was originally built between 1718 and 1723 when the K & A was constructed. It has a rise and fall of 6ft 4 ins (1.93 m). The canal was made to link the two rivers, Kennet in the east and Avon in the west to enable goods to be carried from London to Bristol. It fell into disuse due to the Great Western Railway but was restored in the late 1900s and is now a busy leisure waterway.

Narrow boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal moored at Aldermaston in November. The summer season has finished and the boats now have to be made ready for the spring and summer. The Kennet and Avon Canal links the rivers Kennet and Avon, providing a navigable route from Reading to Bristol. It was constructed between 1794 and 1810 and was a busy commercial waterway until the opening of the Great Western Railway after which it fell into decline. Restored in the latter half of the 1900s it is now busy with leisure traffic,

Well it's a picture of Shakespeare with an orange background. Dip pen and orange paint.

An impressionist view of canal boats moored on the Kennet and Avon Canal just upstream from Newbury in West Berkshire. Next to one of these - a teepee (or tipi). This image was captured on a February walk along the towpath on a (rare) fine day. The Kennet and Avon makes its way from here through Newbury and on through Berkshire to Reading where it meets the Thames. The canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Kennet and Avon rivers providing smooth transport between Bristol and London. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

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A fictionalised British Government Ministry. William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

The Kennet and Avon Canal seen from the historic site of West Mills in Newbury, Berkshire, England. In times past this was a hive of activity with the mills drawing their power from the River Kennet. Several wiers and sluices show where they once were. The Kennet and Avon Canal, constructed in the early 1700s to connect Bristol and London via Reading, would have been the means of transporting the mills' raw materials and end products. Now. after restoration in the later 1900s, it is busy with leisure boats.

Two narrowboats on the Kennet and Avon in the winter sunshine just downstream from the swing bridge at Woolhampton in Berkshire. This section of the waterway is the Kennet Navigation as it is partly river which has been made navigable. The Kennet and Avon Canal, 87 miles long, was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Thames and Avon rivers, providing a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via Reading. The opening of Brunel's Great Western Railway - which runs next to the waterway - started its steady decline and by the mid-1900s it was in a sorry state! Following restoration from the 1950s onwards it was fully reopened to traffic in 1990 and is now busy with leisure craft as well as those who live on the canal. ...

The Kennet and Avon Canal - or Kennet Navigation as it is here - att Woolhmpton in West Berkshire. This was captured during a walk along the towpath i late January. Narrowboats are moored along the banks bathed in bright winter sunshine. The Kennet and Avon Canal, 87 miles long, was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Thames and Avon rivers, providing a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via Reading. It was restored during the late 1900s and was fully reopened in 1990.

A narrow boat moored on the Kennet Navigation near Woolhampton in Berkshire This image was captured during a walk along the towpath in bright January sunshine. This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal is properly called the Kennet Navighation as it largely river made navigable. The Kennet and Avon was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to provide smooth transport between Bristol and London via Reading. It was fully restored from the mid 1900s, being fully reopened in 1990. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

A January scene along the Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton in Berkshire. A lovely sunny but frosty winter's day with the bare trees reflected in the water. This section is properly known as the Kennet Navigation as here the River Kennet was made sutable for boats. The Kennet and Avon Canal, 87 miles long, was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Thames and Avon rivers, providing a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via Reading. This image is produced as digital art. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

Canal boats moored above the lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Aldermaston, West Berkshire. This image was captured on a sunny February afternoon. The buildings by the lock were once the Aldermaston Brewery established in 1770. In 1833 it was bought by Thomas Strange whose family owned it until it ceased production in 1945. The canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Kennet and Avon rivers and thus provide a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via the Thames. Nikon D7100 nikkor 18-200

A black and white image of narrowboats moored for the winter on the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal at Newbury, Berkshire. Here the waterway is flowing past the town towards Greenham and then on to Reading and the Thames. The canal boats once carried Bath stone for the fine buildings in London.

A digital painting of narrowboats moored just above Aldermaston lock in West Berkshire on the Kennet and Avon Canal. This canal was constructed to link two rivers - the Thames in the east and Avon in the west, enabling goods to be carried from Bristol to London via the Thames. It fell into disuse due to the Great Western Railway being built but was restored in the late 1900s and is now a busy leisure waterway.

Autumnal reflections in the waters of the Kennet and Avon Canal (Kennet Navigation) just above Midgham Lock in West Berkshire. Here a wide boat is moored next to the towpath. Follow the path and we reach Thatcham and Newbury before carrying on to Bath and Bristol. Behind us, below the lock, we reach Woolhampton and eventually Reading and the Thames.

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

This the portrait of William Shakespeare as a dude.

Stratford upon Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England.

The scene as the Kennet and Avon Canal approaches the western end of Newbury in West Berkshire. This area, West Mills, was once a hive of activity where wool and woollen products were loaded and unloaded to and from canal boats to be transported to London via the Thames at Reading or to Bristol and its docks to be exported abroad. Now warehouses and workshops have been reaplaced by or converted into flats and houses and the boats are for leisure.

St Botolph's Church, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. The church dates from the fifteenth century and is built on the site of an earlier church.

Traditional style America hot rod based on a 1932 three window coupe.

The artwork illustrates the Christchurch skyline with an ink drawing. The drawing highlights the city's history on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island.

A narrow boat moored on the branch of the Avon just before joining with the River Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. This is just by the lock which enables boats to pass onto the Avon and travel to Stratford - home of Shakespeare. Tewkesbury is an ancient market town dominated by its medieval Abbey, dating from the C12th. The Battle of Tewkesbury fought near here in 1471 during the Wars of the Roses was decisive with the House of York being victorious under Edward - to be crowned Edward IV. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

A textured image of a wooden footbridge taking the towpath over the Kennet and Avon Canal near Woolhampton in Berkshire. This section of the waterway is properly known as the Kennet Navigation as it is partly river which has been made navigable. The canal, 87 miles long, was constructed between 1794 and 1810 to link the Thames and Avon rivers, providing a smooth transport link between Bristol and London via Reading. Following restoration it was fully reopened to traffic in 1990. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

The scene along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal in West Berkshire. Here it is more properly called a Navigation as it is largely the river made navigable. Here we find narrowboats and other canal craft moored along the banks. Continued walking in this direction will eventually take us to the Thames at Reading.

A walk along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal at Newbury, Berkshire. It's early spring: the trees are just beginning to bud and the boats moored alonside the bank are getting ready for the summer. This section of the canal began its construction in 1718 under the supervision of engineer John Hore of Newbury and in 1724 the length between Reading and Newbury was opened. The entire canal from Reading to Bristol was completed in 1810 allowing goods to be transported from Bristol to London. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200