BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1067872
Date first listed:: 30-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY
Statutory Address:: BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1067872
Date first listed:: 30-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY
Statutory Address 1:: BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY

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:: BRIDGEWATER CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER RIVER MERSEY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ 79574 93362

Details

STRETFORD BRIDGEWATER CANAL SJ 79 SE (SJ 7993 SE) 5/9 Aqueduct over - River Mersey - II Aqueduct over River Mersey. c.1776. J. Gilbert and J. Brindley engineers. Dressed stone and brick. Single segmental-arched brick span. The arch is constructed in brick with a segmental stone band and two continuous bands above that. The west parapet has been rebuilt in brick, concrete and steel whereas the east side retains its stone- coped brick parapet wall. Sometimes referred to as Barfoot Aqueduct.

Listing NGR: SJ7957493362

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Legacy System number:: 212967
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.