Braithwaites Bridge, Lancaster Canal | ||
Braithwaites Bridge | ||
bridge no.146 | ||
site name:- | Lancaster Canal | |
civil parish:- | Burton-in-Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | canal bridge | |
locality type:- | bridge | |
coordinates:- | SD52307751 | |
1Km square:- | SD5277 | |
10Km square:- | SD57 | |
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BQA96.jpg (taken 6.2.2009) BQA97.jpg View N. (taken 6.2.2009) |
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evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Braithwaite Bridge |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "BRAITHWAITE BRIDGE OVER KENDAL/LACASTER CANAL / / / BURTON IN KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76635 / SD5229677507" |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Accommodation bridge, c.1816. Probably by John Fletcher, engineer, from the original designs of John Rennie whose route for the canal was authorised in 1792. Squared, coursed limestone with limestone string and copings and rounded fender course. Single elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs and keystone. Ramped parapets curved in plan with flat tops and pilasters to each end. Approx. 3.5m between parapets." |
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BQA98.jpg View S. (taken 6.2.2009) BQA99.jpg Stop gates (gone). (taken 6.2.2009) BQB01.jpg Stank. (taken 6.2.2009) |
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