The 11½ section from Taunton up several lifts and an inclined plane to the level one.
Silk Mill Bridge. Ca 1951
Grid Ref: ST 2065 2569 [GW-003-600]. The road has since been diverted slightly to the west and no trace of the bridge could be found on aerial photographs. Traces of the canal for several hundred metres had been erased since at least the 1880s.Silk Mill Bridge. Ca 1951
Looking east near Norton Fitzwarren Station
Picture taken from about Grid Ref: ST 1918 2538 [GW-005-300]. Norton Fitzwarren Lift would have been where the hedgerow seen in front of the station footbridge intersected the line of the canal. This section of the canal has since been levelled and ploughed over.Looking east near Norton Fitzwarren Station
Allerford Lift Cottage, near Victory Inn. Ca 1951
Grid Ref: ST 1807 2474 [GW-006-630]. The building has either been restored and extended or a new house built on the site. The Victory Inn was renamed as The Allerford Inn in 2007Allerford Lift Cottage, near Victory Inn. Ca 1951
Grand Western Canal. Allerford Lift. 1976
Rise 19ft. Grid Ref: ST 1802-2470 [GW-006-680]Grand Western Canal. Allerford Lift. 1976
Allerford Lift. Ca 1930
Upper part of the lift showing the division of the waterway to the two halves of the lift. Grid Ref: ST 1802 2470 [GW-006-680]Allerford Lift. Ca 1930
Lift Cottage at Trefusis. Ca 1951
Grid Ref: ST 1611 2291 [GW-009-380]. The lift was behind the cottage. The picture was taken from a footpath that crosses the railway at the top of its embankment.Lift Cottage at Trefusis. Ca 1951
Arch from the West. Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Arch from the West. Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Tone Aqueduct. 1980
Arch from the West. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 1980
Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
From the East. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Trough and towpath. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Cast Iron Trough. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Cast Iron Trough. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 1976
Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
Near Nynehead. The aqueduct over the River Tone had a cast iron plate trough. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
Near Nynehead. Inside the cast iron plate trough. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. 9 April 2000
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Tone Aqueduct. [undated]
Cast Iron lining of trough. Near Nynehead. Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]Tone Aqueduct. [undated]
River Tone Aqueduct near Nynehead. ca1930
Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]River Tone Aqueduct near Nynehead. ca1930
Aqueduct over the River Tone. Ca 1951
Grid Ref: ST 1469 2235 [GW-010-960]. Looking upstream.Aqueduct over the River Tone. Ca 1951
Wharf cottage near Poole Brickyard, Wellington. Ca 1951
Grid Ref: ST 1452 2200 [GW-011-370]. The cottage still exists but the warehouse building in front has gone and the bridge on the road beyond it had already been levelled. The bed of the canal is just in front of it.Wharf cottage near Poole Brickyard, Wellington. Ca 1951
Poole Wharf, Wellington.
Grid Ref: ST 1452 2200 [GW-011-370]. Seen from the towpath to the north.Poole Wharf, Wellington.
Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
24ft lift. Operated 1838–67. Grid Ref: ST 1442 2181 [GW-011-560]Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
24ft lift. Operated 1838–67. Grid Ref: ST 1442 2181 [GW-011-560]Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
24ft lift. Operated 1838–67. Grid Ref: ST 1442 2181 [GW-011-560]Nynehead Lift. 9 April 2000
Nynehead Lift Aqueduct, from the north. 1976
The track is the former main drive to Nynehead Court. Grid ref: ST 1440 2180 [GW-011-590]. Through the arch of the canal bridge may be seen Nynehead Court rail bridge (MLN1 @ 169m 16ch. Grid ref: ST144217), opened 1843 by the Bristol & Exeter Railway, just five years after the canal.Nynehead Lift Aqueduct, from the north. 1976
Aqueduct near Nynehead. 1967
The fine ashlar aqueduct over his drive required by the local landowner for letting the canal pass through his property. Grid Ref: ST 1440 2180 [GW-011-590]Aqueduct near Nynehead. 1967
Nynehead Lift Aqueduct. 1976
Cast Iron plate lined trough. Grid ref: ST 1440 2180 [GW-011-590]Nynehead Lift Aqueduct. 1976
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