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Froxfield, Wiltshire KAC30.20 |
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KandAC mile 30
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Froxfield Bridge from the westward.
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Froxfield Bridges carries a minor road turning off the A4 to the
south.
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The bridge is brick built, but notice the stretcher bond and flat
parapet - this is not an old John Rennie bridge; 30 miles 20 chains
from Reading.
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headroom |
13ft0ins |
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depth of water |
4ft7ins |
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Stretcher bond brickwork, west face.
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The border between Berkshire and Wiltshire runs across the bridge.
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from the bridge you might catch a glimpse of the Somerset Hospital
standing beside the A4, the Great West Road which is parallel the
canal east of here. This hospital was founded by the Duchess of
Somerset, 1694, enlarged 1775, plus later bits, accommodating 20
clergy and 30 lay widows.
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Railway bridge to the north of Froxfield Bridge, mixed stone and
brick.
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A flotilla of ducklings.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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