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===Bridge-houses=== {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2023}} Eight of the bridges have Neo-classical bridge-men's houses in the near vicinity. These were built in the early 19th century when the volume of traffic on the canal made it important that all the bridges could open at night so that vessels could meet the tides at Sharpness. At that time, the other bridge-men lived in existing houses that were close enough to their bridges. The classical-style bridge-men's houses were originally symmetrical in plan with gables on each elevation. Each had a living room, one bedroom, a scullery at the back and a porch with Doric columns at the front. In later years, the houses have been extended to provide more accommodation and modern facilities. Today, the houses are in private ownership, and most of them are [[Grade II listed]]. <gallery> File:Rea Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Rea Bridge Bridge-house File:Sellars Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Sellars Bridge Bridge-house File:Hardwicke Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Hardwicke Bridge (now removed) Bridge-house File:Parkend Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Parkend Bridge Bridge-house File:Fretherne Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Fretherne Bridge Bridge-house File:Splatt Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg|Splatt Bridge Bridge-house File:Cambridge_Arms_Bridge_Bridgehouse.jpg| Cambridge Arms Bridge Bridge-house File:Purton Upper Bridge Bridgehouse.jpg| Purton Upper Bridge Bridge-house </gallery>
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