Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
ALBERT STREET CUTTING, BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197423
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
- Statutory Address:
- ALBERT STREET CUTTING, BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197423
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1989
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
- Statutory Address 1:
- ALBERT STREET CUTTING, BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, WEST STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ALBERT STREET CUTTING, BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bridgwater
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 29344 36754
Details
BRIDGWATER
ST2836 WEST STREET 736-1/8/218 Albert Street Cutting, Bridgwater 16/11/89 and Taunton Canal (Formerly Listed as: BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL Albert Street Cutting, 15m SE of Albert St Bridge to 50m NW of West St Bridge)
II
Canal cutting. 1839-1841. Engineered by Thomas Maddicks. 2 sandstone rubble walls approx 1210m long and approx 4.5m high, running along the towpath and the offside of the canal from c15m south-east of Albert Street Bridge to approx 50m north-west of West Street Bridge. The walls have plain pilasters at regular intervals, and plain stone bands above. A short section of the offside wall south-east of West Street Bridge has been rebuilt in concrete block. Rubblestone towpath retaining wall with squared flagstone edging. The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal was constructed between 1824-1827 with James Hollinsworth as engineer. In 1839-1841 it was extended into Bridgwater by Thomas Maddicks.
Listing NGR: ST2934436754
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 374026
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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