Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater And Taunton Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1989. Canal cutting. 1 related planning application.
Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater And Taunton Canal
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-vault-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1989
- Type
- Canal cutting
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BRIDGWATER
ST2836 WEST STREET 736-1/8/218 Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater 16/11/89 and Taunton Canal (Formerly Listed as: BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL Albert Street Cutting, 15m SE of Albert St Bridge to 50m NW of West St Bridge)
II
Canal cutting. 1839-1841. Engineered by Thomas Maddicks. 2 sandstone rubble walls approx 1210m long and approx 4.5m high, running along the towpath and the offside of the canal from c15m south-east of Albert Street Bridge to approx 50m north-west of West Street Bridge. The walls have plain pilasters at regular intervals, and plain stone bands above. A short section of the offside wall south-east of West Street Bridge has been rebuilt in concrete block. Rubblestone towpath retaining wall with squared flagstone edging. The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal was constructed between 1824-1827 with James Hollinsworth as engineer. In 1839-1841 it was extended into Bridgwater by Thomas Maddicks.
Listing NGR: ST2934436754
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