Yarningale Aqueduct
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Yarningale Aqueduct is one of three aqueduct
s on a 6 km length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
in Warwickshire
. It spans the Kingswood Brook near the village of Claverdon
. All three aqueducts are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom.
Originally built between 1812 and 1816 as a wooden structure, the aqueduct is a single-berth navigation over a local stream
, and is approximately 42 feet (12.8 m) long. It leads into the 34th lock – "Bucket Lock" – on the canal, the middle of a three-lock flight in the Claverdon area.
In 1834, the aqueduct was detroyed by flooding of the two waterways, caused by a surge from the nearby Grand Union Canal
. It was rebuilt in cast iron the same year by Horseley Ironworks
.
Aqueduct
An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
s on a 6 km length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England.The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. It spans the Kingswood Brook near the village of Claverdon
Claverdon
Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick.Claverdon's toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hill"...
. All three aqueducts are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom.
Originally built between 1812 and 1816 as a wooden structure, the aqueduct is a single-berth navigation over a local stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
, and is approximately 42 feet (12.8 m) long. It leads into the 34th lock – "Bucket Lock" – on the canal, the middle of a three-lock flight in the Claverdon area.
In 1834, the aqueduct was detroyed by flooding of the two waterways, caused by a surge from the nearby Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
. It was rebuilt in cast iron the same year by Horseley Ironworks
Horseley Ironworks
The Horseley Ironworks was a major ironworks in the Tipton area in the county of Staffordshire, now the West Midlands, England....
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