Lower Maunsell Bridge At St 308298 Lower Maunsell Lock No 3 At St 308298 Maunsell Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1989. Lock and bridge.
Lower Maunsell Bridge At St 308298 Lower Maunsell Lock No 3 At St 308298 Maunsell Lock
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-minaret-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1989
- Type
- Lock and bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 32 NW NORTH PETHERTON BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON 10/113 CANAL
Lower Maunsell Lock No 3 and Lower Maunsell Bridge (shown on OS map as Maunsel Lock) at ST 308298 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 cylindrical 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. The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal was constructed between 1824-1827 with James Hollinsworth as engineer.
Listing NGR: ST3079529769
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