| Sydney Gardens No. 2 Tunnel, Bath. Navigation and towpath closed. Posted by Mark A at 13:36, 11th October 2026 |     |
A member of the public noticed, and alerted the local authority to the defect in the lining that had developed as a result of work to the road above the tunnel. (Navigation and towpath were then closed as of Friday afternoon...)
https://i.postimg.cc/Vv3S749S/Sydney-Gardens-number-two-tunnel-roof-issue-1600.jpg
| Re: Sydney Gardens No. 2 Tunnel, Bath. Navigation and towpath closed. Posted by chipbury at 17:00, 13th October 2026 | |
We walked under there on the Thursday as they were working above and I wondered how deep they were going!
I had a look on Monday from the East end of the tunnel but there was nothing to see.
I wonder how long it'll take to repair?
| Re: Sydney Gardens No. 2 Tunnel, Bath. Navigation and towpath closed. Posted by Mark A at 18:59, 13th October 2026 | |
Hopefully a bread and butter repair, albeit above water. But then... listed building, at least two agencies involved, negotiations to be had...
Off topic, from a quick exchange with a group of people working at Blisworth Tunnel in the late 1980s: they indicated that I think it was £27 per square metre was the going rate for brick lining repairs at that time. I have a faint recollection that didn't involve simple repointing but with brick lining, where do you stop...
