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KENDAL BRIDGES BENEFIT FROM
GRANTS
Date:- 18 December 2006
Author: - British Waterways
The final stage of restoration work to
Castle Bridge in Kendal is now complete, thanks to a grant from the
Inland Waterways Association.
Waterways heritage and
environmental charity, The Waterways Trust, has helped to raise
funds for essential restoration and improvement work for Castle
Bridge and Natland Mill Beck Bridge, both of which span the line of
the Lancaster Canal. |
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Castle Bridge, a limestone masonry arch of
classic John Rennie design, has already undergone strengthening work. The
grant from the Inland Waterways Association has enabled the masonry to be
cleaned.
Natland Mill Beck Bridge, a grade 2 listed
limestone canal bridge, has also benefited from strengthening and
re-pointing work, and the bridge steps have been renovated.
Joanne Darlington, Head of Development
England & Wales for The Waterways Trust, said: “This funding means that two
key historic structures on the Lancaster Canal have been conserved. The work
has also helped maintain the profile of the planned restoration of this
waterway. The Lancaster Canal Restoration Partnership, of which we are part,
is now developing a project for phase 1 of the Lancaster Canal restoration –
Kendal to Natland.”
The work to these historic bridges has been
funded by Cumbria County Council, Kendal Town Council, South Lakeland
District Council, the Inland Waterways Association, Kendal Civic Society,
Lancaster Canal Trust and Friends of the Lake District.” |
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