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also for time taken to construct this part. No cuttings, except for about a quarter of a mile near Marcham.
4. LOCKS: All accessible, can be seen except (a) Abingdon (b) Caldecott. Ruined gates remain at Ardington Top, Spirit and Grove Common.
No paddle gear left anywhere.
Grove Bottom,
Smallmarsh and Grove Top filled in more or less. Masonry and brickwork generally fair (Ardington Marsh best).
5. BRIDGES: Mostly timber swing or draw type, all gone, //tings filled and some culverted. Fixed Bridges probably at Caldecott (A34), New Cut Mill, 'Cow Common' and Grove (A338). Only Cow Common intact, probably because too much trouble to demolish, there are long approach embankments both sides. (see page 55)
6. BUILDINGS: Best period original is erstwhile canalside inn at Grove (A338) west // of // cottage, less characteristic.
Ruined cottage at Ardington Top, and later small building on towpath nearby. Wharf House' Abingdon likely mid-19" century rebuild, similar Longcot new (wharf?). Same builder? But as good // as Wantage's.
7. REMARKS: No milestones found, they may be there but search impossible because of dense Growth.
* But see Sec.I.5.
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also for time taken to construct this part. No cuttings, except for about a quarter of a mile near Marcham.
4. LOCKS: All accessible, can be seen except (a) Abingdon (b) Caldecott. Ruined gates remain at Ardington Top, Spirit and Grove Common.
No paddle gear left anywhere.
Grove Bottom,
Smallmarsh and Grove Top filled in more or less. Masonry and brickwork generally fair (Ardington Marsh best).
5. BRIDGES: Mostly timber swing or draw type, all gone, //tings filled and some culverted. Fixed Bridges probably at Caldecott (A34), New Cut Mill, 'Cow Common' and Grove (A338). Only Cow Common intact, probably because too much trouble to demolish, there are long approach embankments both sides. (see page 55)
6. BUILDINGS: Best period original is erstwhile canalside inn at Grove (A338) west // of // cottage, less characteristic.
Ruined cottage at Ardington Top, and later small building on towpath nearby. Wharf House' Abingdon likely mid-19" century rebuild, similar Longcot new (wharf?). Same builder? But as good // as Wantage's.
7. REMARKS: No milestones found, they may be there but search impossible because of dense Growth.
* But see Sec.I.5.
C.E. Faulkner Field Excursions 1958-66
