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MILE 58
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Seend, Wiltshire : KAC58.00=KAC59.00 |
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KandAC mile 58
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KandAC mile 58 - OS 1inch map, early 19th century.
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... down five small locks, sinking lower into the Avon Valley ...
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The Kennet and Avon Canal from mile 58 to mile 59 continues down the
Seend Flight of Locks, passing Seend Cleeve. The towpath is on the
north side.
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The outflow from the Seend locks back pumping feeds the pound above
Seend Top Lock, fairly discreetly, well ...
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Seend Top Lock, Seend
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Pile Farm lies a furlong up the road to the north.
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Seend Selver Bridge, Seend
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Cattle; friesian bullocks; and some sepia toned friesian bullocks.
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KandAC lock 20
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Cattle watering spot just east of lock 19; no cattle
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KandAC winding point 58.21
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KandAC lock 19
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Seend Ironstone Mine, Seend
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Seend Wharf Bridge, Seend
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Seend Wharf, Seend
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Barge Inn, Seend
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The village to the south is Seend Cleeve. There's another pub there,
the Brewery Inn. The farm to the south is Park Farm , referring to
Seend Park.
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Boats crowding the water opposite the Barge Inn; never seen it so
busy.
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The stone building with a tiled roof, westward of the barge Inn, is a
lengthsman's cottage, now a private house fronting onto the canal.
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Lengthsman's cottage at Seend; not ashlar stonework!
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KandAC lock 18
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Seend Lock Bridge, Seend
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The canal eastward of Seend Bottom Lock, lock 17, looking westward.
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Seend Bottom Lock, Seend
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Intake for water to pump from below Seend Bottom Lock to above Seend
Top Lock.
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Seend Flight pump; I cannot imagine tourists in the future being shown
round this efficient pump like they are shown round Claverton and
Crofton today.
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There is mooring along here.
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BWB's mooring sign west of Seend Bottom Lock.
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Branched bur reed, Sparganum erectum, how pretty.
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KandAC culvert 58.66
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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