ABC Wednesday: “A” is for architect Alexander’s aqueduct

The Lune aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune in Lancashire. It took three years to build and was completed way back in 1797 (and restored in 2012). It was designed by civil engineer John Rennie and constructed by architect Alexander Stevens. 

Evidently there was a rush to complete the original structure before winter floods arrived, which required a round the clock workforce. This sent costs way over budget to just under £50,000.

That overspend had a knock-on effect for the Lancaster canal not getting joined up with the main canal network, as there wasn’t enough money for another aqueduct to take the canal over the River Ribble at the southern end of the canal…

Linked to ABC Wednesday where we start all over again this week with the alpha letter...