Rugby Aqueduct

The Rugby Aqueduct, built between 1831 and 1834, is a notable structure that was repaired and refurbished in 1991. It features a single span that crosses a road, with a cast-iron trough made of bolted planks suspended between semi-circular, openwork metal girders that support the towpath and the offside. The aqueduct includes moulded iron cornices, solid brick abutments, and outward-curving wing walls adorned with stone mouldings and copings. Brick pilasters rise to the height of the parapet and are finished in stone, located at the four corners of the trough and at the ends of the wings. The parapets consist of square section metal railings with partly flat and partly moulded top rails. This aqueduct was constructed as part of improvements to the Oxford Canal, with William Cubitt serving as the consulting engineer.