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The Startford-upon-Avon Canal was constructed from 1793-1816, linking the River Avon at Stratford to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at King's Norton via the Grand Union Canal. The canal is notable for Edstone Aqueduct, located around 4.5 miles north-west of Stratford, the longest cast-iron aqueduct in England. In the early 19th century, Stratford was a key inland port. The [[Industrial Revolution]] (c. 1760-1840) was otherwise relatively quiet for Stratford, although some industries did grow locally including the ''Flower & Sons Brewery'' which, established by Edward Fordham Flower
The Startford-upon-Avon Canal was constructed from 1793-1816, linking the River Avon at Stratford to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at King's Norton via the Grand Union Canal. The canal is notable for Edstone Aqueduct, located around 4.5 miles north-west of Stratford, the longest cast-iron aqueduct in England. In the early 19th century, Stratford was a key inland port. The [[Industrial Revolution]] (c. 1760-1840) was otherwise relatively quiet for Stratford, although some industries did grow locally including the ''Flower & Sons Brewery'' which, established by Edward Fordham Flower
(1805-18830) was operational from 1831 till 1967, when it was bought out by Whitbread.<ref>[https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/flowers-brewery-statford-upon-avon Flower's Brewery, Stratford-upon-Avon - Our Warwickshire]</ref>
(1805-18830) was operational from 1831 till 1967, when it was bought out by Whitbread.<ref>[https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/flowers-brewery-statford-upon-avon Flower's Brewery, Stratford-upon-Avon - Our Warwickshire]</ref>
Railways reached Stratford in 1859, after a branch was built to the town from the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway at Honeybourne, Worcestershire. In October 1860, this was followed by the opening of the Stratford on Avon Railway, which linked the town to the Great Western Railway at Hatton, about 9 miles to the north-east. Initially having separate termini, the two branches were connected with a single station opening at the present-day site of Stratford-upon-Avon railway station on 24 July 1861. Stratford Old Town railway station was opened in 1873 and, from 1909 until 1923, formed a part of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway. The station was closed to passengers in 1952, though it served a train carrying the Queen Mother to Stratford in 1964. Freight services to the station ceased in 1965.
== Culture ==
== Culture ==