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Carrel Crown Bridge |
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Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire KAC39.28 |
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KandAC mile 39
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These accommodation bridges look pretty much out of use in many cases.
This one is not completely abandoned. The weight restriction sign has
gone from its pole, which is a length of bullhead rail.
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The bridge is a brick built accommodation bridge, 39 miles 28 chains
from Reading, it connects fields to north and south of the canal.
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headroom |
10ft6ins |
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depth of water |
5ft8ins |
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Stinging nettles, Urtica dioica, and brickwork - english bond.
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Carrel Crown Bridge from the westward. The railway is visible under
the arch.
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Carrel Crown Bridge from the east side.
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The 'accepted' spelling of the bridge's name is taken from Hammond's
map, 1975; the other spelling from GEOprojects's map, 1997. I have no
idea which is correct. The spellings are a good illustration of a
cartographic error that is common as map makers, or property owners,
copy names from earlier source material.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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