SP3379 : Canal House, Drapers Fields

near to Coventry, Great Britain

Canal House, Drapers Fields
Canal House, Drapers Fields
Canal House, viewed across the hump-back Draper Fields Bridge (Bridge no.1)[1]. The house was used by Coventry Canal Company from 1809 until the nationalisation of the waterways in 1948. The curved brickwork in the foreground is part of the high bridge parapet - the handrail is set at a normal height!

The house can be clearly seen from a different angle on the left in this 1975 view: LinkExternal link

A grade II listed building
1. Drapers Fields bridge
Bridge No. 1 over the Coventry Canal, from Leicester Row to Drapers Fields. The bridge was built very low and with no towpath as a measure to prevent access to the basin at night, when a beam was put across the entrance. It also had a means for a toll keeper to measure how low the boats were sitting in the water as they entered or left, from which he calculated cargo weights and their relevant tolls. A grade II listed building.


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E Gammie   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 October, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 26 October, 2009
Category
Canal building   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 33337 79690 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.8519N 1:30.6779W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 33371 79674
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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