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Roundway, Wiltshire KAC52.60 |
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KandAC mile 52
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The new Coate Bridge.
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Coates Bridge carries the small road leading to Coate, Etchilhampton
etc. It serves an area of modern estate housing.
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About half a mile from the canal is a clay farm for getting canal
puddle. This clay hole supplied the clay on which the canal relied for
waterproofing its bed. The canal bed lining was a mixture of clay and
gravel worked together to make a sealant; the canal sides were usually
pure puddled clay. Do not use a punt pole on a canal, you might go
right through the bed and start a leak.
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The bridge was rebuilt 1990 to serve the increased traffic to housing
developments this side of Devizes. It is a concrete construction with
pretend facings to look like a modern brick arch; 52 miles 60 chains
from Reading.
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headroom |
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depth of water |
5ft7ins (?) |
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Coates Bridge nameplate.
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Coate / Bridge
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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