Description

WOOTTON WAWEN

SP16SE SOUTH STRATFORD CANAL
1457-1/5/155 Wootton Wawen Aqueduct
04/01/90

II*

Aqueduct. 1813 with later additions and restorations of 1960.
By William Whitmore for the Stratford Canal Company. Cast-iron
trough with integral towpath with cast-iron railings to north,
brick piers and retaining walls in English bond with ashlar
copings.
Railings have stick balusters and moulded handrail and
brackets. All carried on 3 piers, those 2 to east are splayed,
that to west restored.
South side of aqueduct has an attached oval plate with
inscription: `This Aqueduct was erected by The Stratford Canal
company in October 1813, Bernard Dewes Esqr Chairman, W James
Esqr Dept Chairman, W Whitmore Engineer.' Crosses Stratford
Road, A34.
The Southern Stratford Canal was constructed between 1793-1816
at a cost of »500,000. 13.5 miles of the canal from Kingswood
Junction, Lapworth to Stratford-upon-Avon was leased by the
National Trust in 1960 from the British Waterways Board for
restoration. The National Trust acquired the freehold c1964.
Wootton Wawen Aqueduct is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County
number 132.

Listing NGR: SP1585462976

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wootton Wawen Aqueduct at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q8034100

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)