Grand Union Canal: Bridge Number 57: Gallows Bridge

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Grand Union Canal: Bridge Number 57: Gallows Bridge

Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 6 Sep 2012

Old large scale Ordnance Survey maps show a footbridge here in 1887, carrying the footpath between Great Pinley and Little Shrewley over the canal. However currently available satellite imagery does not show it, so evidently this is a fairly new replacement bridge.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.297178
Longitude
-1.678093