TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE

TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE, SHARDLOW ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1334603
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE
Statutory Address:: TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE, SHARDLOW ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1334603
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE
Statutory Address 1:: TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE, SHARDLOW ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL ASTON LOCK AND ASTON LOCK BRIDGE, SHARDLOW ROAD

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County:: Derbyshire
District:: South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Aston upon Trent
National Grid Reference:: SK 42460 29181

Details

SK 42 NW PARISH OF ASTON-UPON-TRENT SHARDLOW ROAD 4/10 (East Side) Aston Lock and Aston Lock Bridge II Lock, gates, leat and canal bridge. 1770, by engineer James Brindley, with later rebuilding . Red brick chamber, partly rebuilt in blue brick, with stone and concrete copings, plus metal and wooden gates, and red brick bridge with stone dressings. Chamber is approximately 12 feet deep and has been largely rebuilt to west side. To either side there are small metal bollards and east side has C20 steps to centre. Both sets of gates have wooden frames with metal plates attached and metal balance beams, weighted with concrete, also with concrete semi-circles plus brick steps to either side. South gates have rack and pinion paddle mechanisms and iron handrails. Northern gates have barrel gearing. Leat runs to west side of the chamber. Bridge to north end has single segmental brick arch on tapering stone and blue brick jambs. North side has stone keyblock inscribed 'JB 1770'. Plain parapets over have chamfered stone copings and the walls curve outwards to each end, finishing in square piers. South side of bridge has small C20 metal bridge attached. Built as part of the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Listing NGR: SK4246029181

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.