RUGBY AQUEDUCT 1834 Rugby Warwickshire SP503 771 N52o 23’ 21.6” W1o 15’ 42.4”
The new stretch of the Oxford Canal which was part of the program of improvements carried out under the direction of C.B. Vignoles in the early 1830’s included an aqueduct over the old Leicester Road at Rugby. William Cubitt was the consulting engineer and the iron trough and its six supporting arched iron ribs was probably designed ty James Potter and cast by Parkes & Otway of the Capponfield Ironworks at Bilston. It is a very bold and impressive design, with the black iron trough and arches holding its own with the massive, high masonry abutments.
To find the aqueduct, turn off the high street onto Brownsover Road and take the first left onto Old Leicester Road. The section under the aqueduct is now a pedestrian and bicycle path.