LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FLIGHT OF 7 LOCKS AND BRIDGE (BRITANNIA BRIDGE)

LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL BRITANNIA BRIDGE, WARRINGTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1228325
Date first listed:: 10-May-1988
List Entry Name:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FLIGHT OF 7 LOCKS AND BRIDGE (BRITANNIA BRIDGE)
Statutory Address:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL BRITANNIA BRIDGE, WARRINGTON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1228325
Date first listed:: 10-May-1988
List Entry Name:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FLIGHT OF 7 LOCKS AND BRIDGE (BRITANNIA BRIDGE)
Statutory Address 1:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL BRITANNIA BRIDGE, WARRINGTON ROAD
Statutory Address 2:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FLIGHT OF 7 LOCKS AND BRIDGE

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:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL BRITANNIA BRIDGE, WARRINGTON ROAD
Statutory Address:: LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FLIGHT OF 7 LOCKS AND BRIDGE

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

District:: Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SD 59366 05289

Details

SD 50 NE 5/87

INCE-IN-MAKERFIELD LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL Flight of 7 locks and bridge II

Flight of 7 locks, the 1st adjoins Manchester Road bridge, the 7th adjoins Britannia Bridge, Warrington Road, which is included in this item. 1816. Stone with timber or iron gates, ground paddles operated by levers, a feature of this canal. Most locks have number in sunk panel at lower end on south side. Lock adjoining Manchester Road bridge has panel: "L No. XIV", iron gates, overflow channel. Lower gates have crank system for opening and closing because of rebuilding and widening of bridge. Next lock to south west (No. XV-no panel) has timber upper and iron lower gates, overflow channel and raised footbridge dated 1985. Next lock (No. XV1 - no panel) has upper iron and lower timber gates, overflow channel; timber footbridge. Lock No-.- XV11 (panel cut through by slot - X missing) has iron gates, overflow channel and steel footbridge. Lock No. XVlll has timber gates, overflow channel and steel footbridge. Lock No. X1X has iron gates, foot bridge and overflow channel. Lock No. XX has iron upper and timber lower gates, the lower gates with crank system of operation because of bridge widening, and overflow channel, Britannia bridge has elliptical arch with key, arch to west has panel reading: "OPENED 1816 OCTR 22", with 2 roses. Later iron extension to either side.

Listing NGR: SD5936605289

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Legacy System number:: 402918
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.