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Kingshill Bridge

Kingshill bridge was a stone single arch road bridge, built in 1803 by David Burrell for the Canal Company and cost £43 12s 3d.

This bridge was demolished during the canal infilling between 1920-22, when embanked approaches were levelled and the road straightened and widened.

Kingshill Bridge

Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: J. Hood. No date.

Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: G. Puckey

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1910, Kingshill Bridge

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library.1910, Kingshill Bridge

Kingshill Bridge

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1950, Location of former Kingshill Bridge

Man with a stick SU1383 98B

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. 1953 , Man with a stick. Canal dam

4.14.3 Swindon (251n)

1959, Swindon, looking south west at infill close to Kingshill bridge

Kingshill Towpath

Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. Date unknown, Kingshill towpath, by the dam

4.14.2 Swindon (494n)

1962, Swindon, looking north east towards Kingshill bridge

098 Kingshill Swindon spring 1978

1978, Kingshill Swindon

103 Kingshill spring 1978

1978, Kingshill

Navvies Issue 070

Issue 70, Jun 1978
Progress report, First worksite, Kingshill

Navvies Issue 071

Issue 71, Aug 1978
Progress report, Kingshill, Shrivenham

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