Hungerford Wharf Pillows

Hungerford Wharf on the Kennet and Avon Canal in West Berkshire, seen from the towpath on the town bank of the waterway. Always a good place for the local ducks as they often get fed here! This was captured on a bright sunny day in late November, A peaceful scene now, but in the past this would have been a hive of industry with canal boats loading and unloading goods such as Bath stone for building, agricultural produce and equipment, coal and general goods.

Hungerford Wharf on the Kennet and Avon, viewed from the town bridge on a bright afternoon in late November. A peaceful scene now, but in the past this would have been a hive of industry with canal boats loading and unloading goods such as Bath stone for building, agricultural produce and equipment, coal and general goods. The Rose of Hungerford, moored in the foreground, is a wide beam boat operated by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, taking passengers along this lovely stretch of waterway.

Hungerford Wharf is close to the centre of the market town of Hungerford in West Berkahire, This is a peaceful scene now, but in the past it would have been a hive of industry with canal boats loading and unloading, goods such as Bath stone for building, agricultural produce and equipment, coal, and general goods. The Rose of Hungerford is a wide beam boat operated by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, taking passengers along this lovely waterway. This image has a textured art finish

It's a cold winter's morning at Hungerford Wharf on the Kennet and Avon Canal. There's ice floating on the surface of the water but at least it's bright and sunny! In the foreground is 'The Rose of Hungerford' a wide beam boat which takes visitors for trips along this lovely waterway. Hungerford itself is a picturesque market town in the extreme west of Berkshire, well known for its antique shops.

Standing underneath the bridge over the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford, looking westwards to the Wharf. This was captured on a fine morning in late November. Ducks are gathered here as it's a favourite place to be fed! This is very near the centre of the town - its wide, tree-lined high street famous for its antique shops. Here at the Wharf it was once a hive of industry with boats loading and unloading their cargoes. Now it's a peaceful place to sit - and feed the ducks!

A digital coloured pencil drawing from my orginal photo of canal boats moored at Hungerford Wharf on the Kennet and Avon Canal in West Berkshire. This is very near the centre of Hungerford - a picturesque market town famed for its antique shops. This is beauyifully peaceful now but many years ago it would have been busy with boats loading and unloading their cargoes and carrying out maintenance. This canal links Bristol and Bath with Reading, the Thames and London.

The wharf at Hungerford in West Berkshire, England. The Kennet and Avon Canal flows through Hungerford on its way to Newbury in the east and Marlborough in the west. Now peaceful and picturesque, in the mid 1800s, the wharf was a hive of activity with boats loading and unloading at the many industrial buildings then lining its banks. Hungerford is a small market town on the River Dun which joins the Kennet and the canal just to the east. Its wide high street is famous for antique shopping.

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.

London 360 panorama view from St Paul Cathedral, Great Britain. The most important you can see on this panorama: Oxo Blackfriars, Hungerford Bridge, Parliament, London Eye, Gherkin, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, Shard, London Bridge, Millenium Bridge, Tate, Westminster.