Description

SP16SE
1457-1/5/151
04/01/90

WOOTTON WAWEN
SOUTH STRATFORD CANAL
Canal Bridge No.51

II

Also known as: No.51 Green Lane Bridge SOUTH STRATFORD CANAL
PRESTON BAGOT.
Split bridge. c1812-1816, with later restorations. Brick
abutments and walls, partly stuccoed and scored in imitation
of ashlar and with stone copings, cast-iron rails and decks.
Abutments support two cantilevered decks with x-framed integral
handrails and are split for tow ropes. Splayed parapet walls,
curved on plan.
The South Stratford Canal was constructed between 1793-1816 at
a cost of £500,000. 13.5 miles of the canal from Kingswood
Junction, Lapworth to Stratford-upon-Avon was leased by the
National Trust in 1960 from the British Waterways Board for
restoration. The National Trust acquired the freehold c1964.
See also Preston Bagot CP, Stratford on Avon District.

Listing NGR: SP1627463694

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662275

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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