Arch of the Dundas Aqueduct

Somerset Coal Canal at Dundas

Dundas Aqueduct taken from the western end

Dundas Aqueduct (grid reference _region:GB_scale:25000 ST784625 ) carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway line, near Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire, England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Kennet and Avon Canal at Brass-Knocker-Bottom near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Westbury is the name of more than one place. ... Limpley Stoke is a small village in Somerset, below the A36 in the Avon Valley, between Bath and Freshford. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population...

It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801 and completed in 1805 and named after Charles Dundas, the first chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company. It is 150 yards long with three arches built of Bath Stone in the Doric style, featuring balustrading at each end.^[1] The central semicircular arch spans 64ft; the two oval side arches span 20ft.^[2] It is a grade I listed building,^[3] and was the first canal structure to be designated as an ancient monument in 1951. Portrait of John Rennie, 1810, by Sir Henry Raeburn. ... People named John Thomas include: John Thomas (filmmaker): American cinematographer John Thomas (general) (1725-1886): American general in the American Revolutionary War John Thomas (harpist) (1826-1913): Welsh composer and musician John Thomas (trombonist) (1902-1971): trombone player who worked with Louis Armstrong John Thomas (NFL player): lineman for San... Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury (5 August 1751-7 July 1832), British politician. ... Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. ... The uncompleted Doric temple at Segesta, Sicily, has been waiting for finishing of its surfaces since 430–420 BC The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... An ancient monument is an early historical structure or monument (e. ...

Over many years leaks had developed and it was dewatered in 1954. The aqueduct was relined, with polythene and concrete and restored, reopening in 1984.^[4] Care was taken not to disturb a colony of bats living under the aqueduct.^[5] Polyethylene or polyethene is one of the simplest and most inexpensive polymers. ... Pouring a concrete floor for a commercial building, (slab-on-grade) Installing rebar in a floor slab during a concrete pour For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). ...

It also is the junction between the Kennet and Avon Canal and the largely derelict Somerset Coal Canal. The short stretch of the Somerset in water forms Brassknocker Basin.^[6] The Somerset Coal Canal (otherwise the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal from Paulton to Limpley Stoke where it joined the Kennet and Avon Canal so giving ready access from the coal fields of Somerset, which at their peak contained 80 collieries, to London. ...

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See also

• Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal