2011

ST8961 : Kennet & Avon Canal, Semington

taken 13 years ago, near to Berryfield, Wiltshire, England

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Kennet & Avon Canal, Semington
Kennet & Avon Canal, Semington
Although commercial carrying on the canal network finally died in the early 1970s, some canals ceased to carry traffic much earlier than that. The Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal, which wandered across country from here to Abingdon on the River Thames, effectively closed in 1906 and was formally abandoned in 1914. Here at Semington the only sign that it ever existed is this bricked up bridge (on the right) but there are plans to revive it.

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Geographical Context: Canals
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Kennet Avon Canal Devizes to Bradford on Avon Automatic Clusters: · Kennet Avon Canal [11] · Network [2] · Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal [2] Title Clusters: · Kennet & Avon Canal, Semington [2] ·
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ST8961, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 13 September, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 18 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 8999 6103 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.8956N 2:8.7069W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 9000 6103
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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