Tone Aqueduct

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Tone Aqueduct

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The aqueduct in 2015
Coordinates 50°59′39″N3°13′01″W / 50.994193°N 3.216909°W / 50.994193; -3.216909
Carries Grand Western Canal (now disused)
Crosses River Tone
Heritage status Grade II Listed building
Historic England Listing Entry Number 1060354
Characteristics
Material Cast iron
Traversable? No (now drained)
No. of spans 1
History
Designer James Green
Construction end 1828

The Tone Aqueduct, near Nynehead, Somerset, was built in 1828 and is now disused. It formerly carried the Grand Western Canal over the River Tone.

Nynehead village in the United Kingdom

Nynehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Taunton and 1.5 miles (2 km) north-west of Wellington, in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 415.

The Grand Western Canal ran between Taunton in Somerset and Tiverton in Devon in the United Kingdom. The canal had its origins in various plans, going back to 1796, to link the Bristol Channel and the English Channel by a canal, bypassing Lands End. An additional purpose of the canal was the supply of limestone and coal to lime kilns along with the removal of the resulting quicklime, which was used as a fertiliser and for building houses. This intended canal-link was never completed as planned, as the coming of the railways removed the need for its existence.

River Tone river in Somerset, England

The River Tone is a river in the English county of Somerset. The river is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) long. Its source is at Beverton Pond near Huish Champflower in the Brendon Hills, and is dammed at Clatworthy Reservoir. The reservoir outfall continues through Taunton and Curry and Hay Moors, which are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Finally, it flows into the River Parrett at Burrowbridge.

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Description

Built by James Green about 1828, this aqueduct comprises a cast iron trough supported by a single-span stone arch. [1] It is now registered by Historic England as a Grade II listed building. [1]

James Green (1781–1849) was a noted civil engineer and canal engineer, who was particularly active in the South West of England, where he pioneered the building of tub boat canals, and inventive solutions for coping with hilly terrain, which included tub boat lifts and inclined planes. Although dismissed from two schemes within days of each other, as a result of construction problems, his contribution as a civil engineer was great.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aqueduct at NGR ST 1468 2234". Historic England . Retrieved 24 November 2017.