This is a standard canal company pattern brick-built accommodation bridge. The bricks are handmade and of a dark red colour, laid to a fairly irregular English bond. Although the bridge has been restored, and the parapets have been partly rebuilt, it is substantial in original condition.
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In all views taken on 01/03/2014, the pound had been drained in preparation of repairs starting on Bowbridge Lock, 200-300 metres to the west.
