Lower Durston Field Bridge No 19
Lower Durston Field Bridge No 19 carries a farm track over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal between Leicester and Sumerlease.
Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Charlton Road Narrows | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Lower Durston No 2 Field Bridge No 22 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Main Road Bridge No 21 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston Swing Bridge No 20 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston Field Bridge No 19 | ||
| Maunsell Top Lock No 2 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Maunsell Top Lock Bridge No 18 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Somerset Boat Centre | 3 furlongs | |
| Maunsell Bottom Lock No 3 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Bankland Lane Bridge No 17 | 5 furlongs | |
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![Black Hut Bridge. Bridge no 19 on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, a swing bridge that also appears in [[114534]].](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/58/62/1586259_0d362642_120x120.jpg)








![Mars 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 470 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850980]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 11.8 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.7 kmMilestone Society National ID: TAU-11K8 by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850981_0c8413c3_120x120.jpg)
![Mars 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 470 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850981]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 11.8 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.7 kmMilestone Society National ID: tbc by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850980_7c4a1a59_120x120.jpg)



![Remains of a pillbox by the canal. Also seen in Derek Harper's picture [[1586269]] where he comments that the front of this pillbox has been removed to allow vehicles to use the towpath by David Smith – 12 June 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/47/68/5476875_ba61042f_120x120.jpg)
![Earth 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 240 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850956]].The Moon would be a decimal point on the mileages (sic). Though which one would depend on: measurements on the photograph, the ovality of the moon's orbit and the position of Jupiter (et al).Inscription: can you spot the Moon ? by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850970_f7aa8b83_120x120.jpg)
![Earth 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 240 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850956]].The smaller circular panel asks if we can spot the moon. It would be a decimal point on the mileages (sic). Though which one would depend on: measurements on the photograph, the ovality of the moon's orbit and the position of Jupiter (et al).Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 11.9 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.5 kmMilestone Society National ID: tbc by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850958_779cccf0_120x120.jpg)
![Earth 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 240 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850958]].The smaller circular panel asks if we can spot the moon. It would be a decimal point on the mileages (sic). Though which one would depend on: measurements on the photograph, the ovality of the moon's orbit and the position of Jupiter (et al).Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 11.9 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.5 kmMilestone Society National ID: TAU-11K9 by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850956_76307c2c_120x120.jpg)

![The Earth. A close-up of our planet as it appears on the Somerset Space Walk, which was designed by Pip Youngman and opened in 1997 along the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Here we are just over 300 metres, or 149600000 kilometres, from [[443668]]. The beads of moisture are on strands of spider web. by Derek Harper – 11 November 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/58/55/1585571_6b4cc2f0_120x120.jpg)

![Fields by the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. Taken from the towpath beside [[1586269]]. The surrounding ground level is several metres below the canal level. The double line of hedges crossing the image is the lane through Outwood. by Derek Harper – 11 November 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/58/62/1586280_8f69ac20_120x120.jpg)
![Venus Milestone 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 270 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850902]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 12.0 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.5 kmMilestone Society National ID: TAU-12K0 by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850904_913f5d96_120x120.jpg)
![Venus Milestone 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 270 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850904]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 12.0 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.5 km by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/09/7850902_aa48e46e_120x120.jpg)




![Mercury Milestone 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 180 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850839]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 12.1 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.4 kmMilestone Society National ID: tbc by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/08/7850881_418c4248_120x120.jpg)
![Mercury Milestone 1, Taunton Canal. One of the many milestones placed at 1:350,000,000 scale to the solar system planets along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal. This is 180 yds South of the Somerset Boat Centre in close proximity to the inner planets and the Sun.Alternative views can be seen in the Geograph article linked to below or [[7850881]].Inscription: ⇨ Taunton 12.1 km / ⇦ Bridgwater 11.4 kmMilestone Society National ID: TAU-12K1 by Mr Red – 02 August 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/85/08/7850839_95f4aa75_120x120.jpg)