Avoncliff Aqueduct
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| Begins | Avoncliff |
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| Ends | Avoncliff |
| Maintained by | British Waterways |
| First section length | 34ft |
| Second section length | 60ft |
| Third section length | 34ft |
| Construction began | 1797 |
| Opening date | 1805 |
Avoncliff Aqueduct (grid reference ST784625) carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway line, at Avoncliff in Wiltshire, England.
It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801.
The aqueduct consists of three arches and is 110 yards long with a central elliptical arch of 60ft span with two side arches each semicircular and 34ft across, all with V-jointed arch stones. The spandrel and wing walls are built in alternate courses of ashlar masonry, and rock-faced blocks.[1] The central span has sagged since soon after it was built and has been repaired many times.[2]
The nearby Cross Guns Inn pre-dates the building of the aqueduct and it's garden gives excellent views of the weir on the river.
[edit] References
- ^ Avoncliff Aqueduct. Avoncliff. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
- ^ Allsop, Niall (1987). The Kennet & Avon Canal. Bath: Millstream Book. ISBN 0-948975-15-6.
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