Coleford Aqueduct

Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 2 Apr 2017

A two-arched structure on the Dorset and Somerset Canal. The canal was never completed (only this Nettlebridge branch was tackled) and never used. There is even some doubt if all sections of the branch were dug, certainly the flight of boat lifts at the major change of level were never finished. A good view of this aqueduct is prevented by adjacent properties - the second arch is behind the hedge on the left. A view from the other side is even worse, unless permission to enter someone's garden is granted, when both arches are visible - see Image If not, the public footpath under the arch offers no views as thickly hedged in against the east side of the valley from a point immediately past the arch. A grade II listed building.

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