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Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire KAC51.15 |
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KandAC mile 51
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Bridge number plate, number 134, Horton Bridge.
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Horton Bridge carries the road down the Pewsey Vale, from Devizes to
Pewsey, over the canal.
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The bridge is brick built; 51 miles 15 chains from Reading.
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headroom |
10ft10ins |
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depth of water |
6ft7ins |
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Horton Bridge, bridge 134, east side.
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Wiltshire Constabulary warning sign, watch your belongings.
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Rebate in the bridge footings, for stop gates.
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There are/were stop gates built into this bridge, headed away from the
summit. These were like lock gates, arranged to swing shut
automatically by the flow of water which would happen if the canal
broke its bank.
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Horton bridge, curves ...
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English bond brickwork, Horton Bridge.
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The Bridge Inn by Horton Bridge, from the east.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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