Britannia bridge at Hawkesbury junction-Sutton on the Coventry canal 5 miles from
Perhaps the most immediately striking feature in the conservation area is the elegant bridge over the actual junction of the two canals. This cast iron structure is a fine example of the Victorian engineer's art, and has a span of 50 feet. The bridge was cast at the Britannia Foundry in Derby, and was erected for the Coventry Canal Company in 1837, at a cost of £630. The abutments are made of red hand-made bricks with a semicircular blue brick coping. This style of bridge, and combination of materials, was adopted between 1800-1840 on some of the Midlands canals; their use in this bridge shows a lightness of design unexpected with such heavy materials.
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