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| Horse Park Bridge, Lancaster Canal | ||
| Horse Park Bridge | ||
| bridge no.179 | ||
| site name:- | Lancaster Canal | |
| civil parish:- | Helsington (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | canal bridge | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | SD51468756 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5187 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD58 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24SD58.jpg road across a stream; bridge over the Lancaster Canal item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Horse Park Bridge |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HORSE PARK BRIDGE OVER LANCASTER/KENDAL CANAL / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75284 / SD5147387551" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Canal Bridge. Canal opened in 1819. Engineer John Rennie. Local limestone ashlar. Single 3-centred arch, flat parapets with overhanging copings and bands. Slots in stonework with remains of iron sluice gates. Canal now dry." |
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 BYM54.jpg View N. (taken 7.6.2013)  BYM55.jpg View S. (taken 7.6.2013) |
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