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Murtry Aqueduct

Coordinates: 51°14′49″N 2°20′31″W / 51.247°N 2.342°W / 51.247; -2.342
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Murtry Aqueduct
The north face of Murtry Aqueduct
Coordinates51°14′49″N 2°20′31″W / 51.247°N 2.342°W / 51.247; -2.342
CarriesDorset and Somerset Canal
CrossesMells River
LocaleGreat Elm
Maintained byDorset & Somerset Canal Society
Heritage statusGrade II[1]
Characteristics
Pier constructionDoulting Stone[1]
Total length70 feet (21.3 m)[1]
Water depth5.6 feet (1.7 m)[1]
Longest span20 feet (6.1 m)[1]
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
Construction endc.1795[1]
Location
Map

Murtry Aqueduct is a three-arched aqueduct that was intended to carry the Dorset and Somerset Canal over the Mells River, near Frome in Somerset, England. It is a grade II listed building.[1]

Construction

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The aqueduct was built as part of an 8-mile branch of the canal between Frome and Nettlebridge. This branch was never completed and work on the rest of the canal was never started, so Murtry Aqueduct was never filled with water.[2] The aqueduct has some decorative architectural features, including rusticated spandrels and plain pilasters between the arches.[1]

At the east end there is a skew arch, smaller than the three main arches, running underneath the canal bed.[3][4] This skew arch is part of the aqueduct's south face, but it is separated from the aqueduct on the north side.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Murtry Aqueduct". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Details of the Murtry Aqueduct Restoration Jan 2003". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ Hardcastle, Peter (1994–2006). "Dorset and Somerset Canal". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. ^ Goode, Dominic (8 July 2010). "Canal Mania: Murtry Skew Arch". Retrieved 15 December 2010.