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Flume joint 
Name: Flume joint
Collection: Vogel Slide Collection
Site: Telford's aqueduct
Unit: 1
Piece: 5-14
Structure: Telford's Cast-iron Aqueduct
Photo credit: Robert M. Vogel
Photo date: 1975-09-15
Notes: Thomas Telford's cast-iron aqueduct, built in 1796 to carry the Shropshire Union Canal over the River Tern. Aqueduct flume with large bolted joint or reinforcement. Taken at Longdon-on-Tern, north of the Shawbirch area of Telford, Shropshire UK.