Hi Chris, bought the book from Nynehead books Sunday, arrived this morning Wed. Well researched and very informative with a good supply of pictures and maps.

It is also part of the Taunton Deane county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Historic England. "Aqueduct formerly carrying the Grand Western Canal over the River Tone, now disused (1060354)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007. Go through another kissing gate, swiftly followed by yet another. Walk through the next field, still beside the right-hand hedge, towards a small but perfectly-formed sewage works – sorry!! (It is very small, as was the whiff when we passed). Pass this works on your left and go through the gate just beyond it. Di and Saul Books is run by Diane Hempsall and Saul Staniforth, and is based in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. This ambitious solution to the height differences that canals faced relied on the simple balance principle and they worked a treat. The idea had actually been proposed before (way before) in 1777 by no other than Erasmus Darwin in his Commonplace Book. He eloquently described a device including balanced water-filled caissons that could be used to raise boats from one level to another. Bingo!Historic England. "Remains of vertical lift on former Grand Western Canal. (1177043)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007. A family of swans graces the River Tone near Nynehead Court near bridge over the river that once carried the carriageway to the Court (Image: submitted) Pause here. To the left is the other end of the avenue of young trees; to the right you can look down on the remains of the carriageway that once led to Nynehead Court. The bridge over to the right was built by Brunel to carry the railway over the carriageway. The aqueduct on which you are standing was part of an elaborate feat of engineering, which lifted the canal and its boats up and over the carriageway.

The thing which surprised me most about all of these films is that they are all made with quite a sense of humour. I was expecting them to be dust dry but I suppose they had to hold the viewers' attention somehow.Walk ahead through the field, boundary to your right, leaving the road behind. You soon pass through a scrubby field boundary. Keep on in the same direction beside the right-hand hedge, passing beneath the electricity wires. Near the end of the field the path continues in the same line, going beneath trees in the field corner to reach a kissing gate. Find someone to kiss, as appropriate, then continue as before, re-crossing the River Tone.

And what about those fabulous pre war petrol filling stations where vehicles drove in underneath and the pumps were located inline with the pillars holding up the overhead first floor structure. Some exist down in Devon on the old A38 and elsewhere, more than likely now with a car dealership or some other non automotive function now in place. Somewhere in that company, the old Logo was found, that used to be on the Brentford building. Unfortunately, it had deteriorated quite a bit, but it now is restored and is due to get a place of honour again. Now there are a lot of stories about the Brentford building, but unfortunately not much proof. Archive footage is the speciality of Roundoak programmes made by Nynehead’s Robin Pearson. Old Pond has been able to offer the popular Bedford DVD for a number of years. The other titles are new to Old Pond distribution. The lovely sunken path now goes through the verdant woodland of Stedham’s Covert; follow it, ignoring any animal paths going off. The path bends right then left, and in less than 200m emerges from the trees. Ignore a right fork (if you see it) and stay ahead on the path, which gradually bears left then swings more distinctly left. To the right of the path is a treed boundary with a field beyond and houses on the outskirts of Wellington beyond that. You may also spot a passing train. This is a new company, not involved with tyres, certainly not racing tyres, but still part of what was Firestone, now owned by Bridgestone.Historic England. "Aqueduct, formerly carrying Grand Western Canal over driveway to Nynehead Court (1307612)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007. Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth . Retrieved 5 January 2014. At the end of the bridge go through a metal gate, swiftly followed by a wooden kissing gate, on which a yellow arrow points the way, bearing right on the public footpath across the field. Follow this, but first glance left at the avenue of young trees, planted in 2011 to mark the line of the original avenue along which the old carriageway passed. Follow the footpath across the field heading for a point between two pylons. This line passes beneath the wires and reaches a metal gate. Go through, crossing a small bridge and entering under trees. Cross the aqueduct and follow the footpath as it drops downhill. At the bottom of the slope go left to find a notice board, situated beside historic remnants of the canal’s lower pond and lifts, which explains the engineering in fascinating detail. Nynehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone, 7 miles (11km) south-west of Taunton and 1.5 miles (2km) north-west of Wellington. The village has a population of 415. [1] History [ edit ]