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| Kildwick Aqueduct, North Yorkshire | ||
| Kildwick Aqueduct | ||
| locality:- | Kildwick | |
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |
| locality type:- | canal aqueduct | |
| locality type:- | aqueduct | |
| 1Km square:- | SE0146 (?) | |
| 10Km square:- | SE04 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 280:- "... along the side of the new canal, and view the locks and other contrivances on this new and useful work of art. ... At Kildwick, about four miles from Skipton, we passed under this aqueduct, where it was banked up a great height above the adjoining lands, at a vast labour and expense. There have been some violent struggles between the elements of earth and water - the mounds have not always been able to keep the water within its proper limits, they having oftener than once been broken through by the pressure on their sides. ..." |
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