Dec 25, 2013 · An 18th Century breakwater on the River Severn in Gloucestershire has been rediscovered. The stone structure, known as Hock Crib, near Frampton-on-Severn, was built to protect farmland from...

Hock Crib is a breakwater on the banks of the River Severn near Frampton on Severn. Built by Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley , in 1739 to defend nearby farmlands from erosion and flooding , [ 8 ] the breakwater's existence is acknowledged in numerous archives and records during the 18th century, including tidal defence plans in 1845 and ...

Hock Crib is a breakwater on the banks of the River Severn near Frampton on Severn. It was built by Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley in 1739 to defend nearby farmlands from erosion and flooding, [5] and its existence is acknowledged in numerous archives and records during the 18th century, including tidal defence plans in 1845 and ...

Frampton Court is a fine mansion erected in 1731. Much of the land lies lower than high tides in the Severn, and is protected from inundation by a bulwark, called the Hock Crib, constructed by the Earl of Berkeley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £195 with residence.

Oct 17, 2024 · Much of the land lies lower than high tides in the Severn, and is protected from inundation by a bulwark, called the Hock-Crib, constructed by the Earl of Berkeley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.

Much of the land lies lower than high tides in the Severn, and is protected from inundation by a bulwark, called the Hock-Crib, constructed by the Earl of Berkeley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.

The Earl of Berkeley erected a great bulwark here, called Hock Crib, to prevent the river further encroaching on the land.

Proposal to cut a ship canal from Hock Crib to Framilode across isthmus, the Horseshoe. Without canal impossible or extremely dangerous for vessels to navigate river. Impossible to enter at Hock Crib except at high tide, and cannot exit until next high tide.

Letter from Mr Wheeler, clerk to the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Committee, stating in reply to our letter of the 17 December that as the branch of the G&B canal to the Hock Crib is intended to commence at more than three quarters of a mile beyond the South Bank of the Stroud Canal no alteration will be made in crossing our navigation and that ...

Reports on Hock Crib breakwater, with proposals for further breakwaters or for rebuilding, by G. W. Keeling of Lydney, civil engineer, and Togarmah Rees of Newport (Mon.) Date: 1887