Victoria Docks is on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal five kilometres from Neath.
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was built by William Jessop and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for limestone traffic to Wycombe were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of sea sand from Liverstone to Polstan prevented closure. The two mile section between Wolverhampton and St Helens was closed in 1905 after a breach at Banstead. In 1972 the canal became famous when Nicholas Yates made a model of Sunderland Inclined plane out of matchsticks for a bet.

| High Orchard Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Llanthony Pontoons | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Llanthony Road Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Gloucester Waterways Museum Arm | ½ furlongs | |
| Gloucester Docks | ¼ furlongs | |
| Victoria Docks | ||
| Waterways Office (South Wales and Severn Waterways) - Canal & River Trust | ¼ furlongs | |
| Gloucester Dock Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction | ½ furlongs | |
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![Gloucester historic docks. Gloucester historic docks as seen from Llanthony Road bridge. Also see [[3661985]] by Martin Speck – 16 April 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/66/20/3662022_64419efa_120x120.jpg)






















![Gloucester Docks 2010. Compare this with the same view in 1981 [[1764227]]. On the face of it it's very similar. One can't see that the warehouses are now apartments or museums from here. The rusty hulk from 1981 has been replaced by a rather care-worn British Waterways vessel - very appropriate. by Chris Allen – 20 March 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/76/42/1764244_31e5ecc6_120x120.jpg)




