Higher Maunsell Bridge At St 308294 Higher Maunsell Lock No 4 At St 308294 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1989. Bridge, lock.
Higher Maunsell Bridge At St 308294 Higher Maunsell Lock No 4 At St 308294
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-glass-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1989
- Type
- Bridge, lock
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 32 SW NORTH PETHERTON BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL 10/115 Higher Maunsell Lock No 4 and Higher Maunsell Bridge at ST 308294
GV II
Lock and public road bridge. 1824-1827, restored C20. Brick lock chamber. Two sets of double wooden gates with concrete balance beams. Counterweighted ground paddle gearing at top with metal ball weights. Counterweighted gate paddle gear- ing at bottom with metal cylinder weights. This type of paddle gearing is unique to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Across the lock tail is the bridge. Brick. Single horseshoe arch, band, solid parapet with brick coping and piers with stone coping. South parapet rebuilt in brick. The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal was constructed between 1824-1827 with James Hollinsworth as engineer.
Listing NGR: ST3079229373
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