https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/shipwrights/Recent content in shipwrights on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 04:57:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucesters-last-shipwrights-battle-growing-silt-problem-in-sharpness-canal/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:57:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucesters-last-shipwrights-battle-growing-silt-problem-in-sharpness-canal/Gloucester’s last remaining shipwrights are raising alarm over a growing threat to their craft: the relentless buildup of silt in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. This problem is increasingly restricting access for large vessels at the Docks, causing concern among those dedicated to preserving historic wooden ships. Tommi Nielsen, whose firm T. Nielsen and Company has earned a global reputation for restoring and building traditional wooden ships since 1988, is among those deeply worried.