Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct Over Watling Street
SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER WATLING STREET, WATLING STREET, A 5
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1039259
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct Over Watling Street
- Statutory Address:
- SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER WATLING STREET, WATLING STREET, A 5
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1039259
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct Over Watling Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER WATLING STREET, WATLING STREET, A 5
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER WATLING STREET, WATLING STREET, A 5
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- South Staffordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brewood and Coven
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- South Staffordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ8728410739
Details
STRETTON C.P.
SJ 81 SE
5/77
SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
Aqueduct over Watling Street
II
Aqueduct dated 1832. Thomas Telford Engineer. Cast iron box girder span, blue brick abutments with stone dressings. Single segmental arch below girders, taken to concave abutments with roll moulded stone string at springing level and bounded by engaged stone columns, taken up above corbelled stone towpath coping and ornamental cast iron parapet railings to slightly domed cappings. Cast inscription in centre panel of beam reads 'Birmingham and Liverpool Canal Thos. Telford F.R.S.I, and E. Engineer 1832'. C20 blue brick plinth added to allow lowering of carriageway.
The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1039347. That entry was removed from the List on 7 November 2016.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 November 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 271584
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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