DRY DOCKS BEHIND WORSLEY GREEN
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1215143
- Date first listed:
- 01-Oct-1974
- Statutory Address:
- DRY DOCKS BEHIND WORSLEY GREEN, THE GREEN
Map
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- DRY DOCKS BEHIND WORSLEY GREEN, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Salford (Metropolitan Authority)
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 74994 00267
Details
WORSLEY THE GREEN
SD 70 SW
SD 70 SE
1/57 2/57 Dry Docks behind
1/10/74 Worsley Green
- II
2 dry docks including C19 sheds. c.1761. John Gilbert and
James Brindley engineers for the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater.
Hammer-dressed stone retaining walls, wood sluice gates,
timber and iron sheds. The walls have been heightened in
concrete and incorporate steps. Bow-string roof trusses on
iron posts. Open sides. Built for barge-building and repair.
Possibly the earliest extant example of dry docks associated
with canals. A third dock has long been filled in.
Listing NGR: SD7499400267
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 400047
- 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.
End of official listing
