SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL

SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL, THE DELPH

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1215082
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1966
List Entry Name:: SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL
Statutory Address:: SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL, THE DELPH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1215082
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1966
Date of most recent amendment:: 02-Sep-1987
List Entry Name:: SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL
Statutory Address 1:: SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL, THE DELPH

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL, THE DELPH

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

District:: Salford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SD 74800 00536

Details

WORSLEY THE DELPH SD 70 SW 1/50 Sluice gate at west entrance to mine canal-tunnel (formerly listed as pair of locks, 29/7/66 Worsley Road) G.V. II

Sluice gate. c.1760 by James Brindley although heavily restored. Timber structure and gate with cast-iron mechanism. Gate slides vertically in side restraints. The hand-turned winch, cast iron cog-wheels and pulley were designed to lift and lower the gate within the simple timber structure which forms an A- frame using the quarry face as support. The sluice was used to enable mine boats to exit by means of a surge of water.

Listing NGR: SD7480000536

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 400034
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.