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Daneway Portal, Sapperton Tunnel in the derelict Thames and Severn Canal, Sapperton

RIBA Ref No RIBA25218
Architect/DesignerWhitworth, Robert (1734-1799)
Artist/Photographerde Mare, Eric (1910-2002)
CountryUK: England
CitySapperton
Subject Date1789
Image Date1949
ViewExterior
StyleGeorgian
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP252/123
OrientationSquare
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEric de Mare / RIBA Collections
SubjectArches ; Stone ; Canals ; Brickwork
NOTES: Sapperton Tunnel burrows under the highest part of the Cotswold Hills through limestone and Fullers earth and it was the longest canal tunnel at 3.5km (2.25 miles) when it was completed in 1789. This section of the Thames and Severn Canal was abandoned in 1927 and subsequent roof falls in the brick lined sections blocked the tunnel near the Daneway end and in the middle.
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