The old canal bridge, north of Burndell Road, Yapton
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The old canal bridge, north of Burndell Road, Yapton
Image: © Peter H Jones Taken: 23 May 2012
The old bridge (pictured) is scheduled to be demolished by the developers, when the new estate of some 170 houses is built in and around these fields where the bridge is situated. Quite when the building will commence nobody knows but planning permission has been granted so building with almost certainly take place. Unless the bridge is listed by the local authority, we shall lose it. The canal was originally constructed to carry (amongst other things) munitions to and from London/Portsmouth during the Napoleonic wars. It was never a viably operating system.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.81947
Longitude
-0.605756