Sluice, Channel and Sluice A Swing-bridges at Vale Royal Locks
SLUICE, CHANNEL AND SLUICE A SWING-BRIDGES AT VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160896
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Sluice, Channel and Sluice A Swing-bridges at Vale Royal Locks
- Statutory Address:
- SLUICE, CHANNEL AND SLUICE A SWING-BRIDGES AT VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
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- Date:
- 2002-08-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/07783/21
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160896
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Sluice, Channel and Sluice A Swing-bridges at Vale Royal Locks
- Statutory Address 1:
- SLUICE, CHANNEL AND SLUICE A SWING-BRIDGES AT VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
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:
- SLUICE, CHANNEL AND SLUICE A SWING-BRIDGES AT VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitegate and Marton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 64004 70332
Details
WINSFORD FORMER U.D. WEAVER NAVIGATION SJ 67 SW 6402 7033 1/43 Sluice, channel and sluice a swing-bridges at Vale Royal Locks. - GV II Sluice. Built c1860 as a lock and converted to a sluice channel c1890. Red sandstone ashlar walls to channel with wooden sluice gate suspended from bridge of rusticated red sandstone with limestone ashlar dressings. Wood and iron swing-bridge. Rectangular channel with sluice gate and bridge at south end and swing bridge to south of centre. Red sandstone walls to channel and rusticated sandstone piers to bridge which has semi-circular piers to either side of front and rear and flights of steps to either side. Central cast iron round-arched support to bridge with open circles to spandrels and a wooden walkway and tubular iron handrail. The piers have limestone springers to the iron support and ashlar dressings to lower level and top of bridge parapet. The sluice channel was the small lock until the alterations of c1890 when it was converted and the sluice and sluice bridge were built.
Listing NGR: SJ6400470332
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57406
- 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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