Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower
BARTON BRIDGE, BARTON AQUEDUCT AND CONTROL TOWER, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1356522
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower
- Statutory Address:
- BARTON BRIDGE, BARTON AQUEDUCT AND CONTROL TOWER, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/09663/01
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1356522
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1987
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARTON BRIDGE, BARTON AQUEDUCT AND CONTROL TOWER, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
- Statutory Address 2:
- BARTON BRIDGE, REDCLYFFE ROAD
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:
- BARTON BRIDGE, BARTON AQUEDUCT AND CONTROL TOWER, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
- Statutory Address:
- BARTON BRIDGE, REDCLYFFE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Salford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ7664297581
Details
This asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1162870, in the Parish of Eccles. This entry was removed from the list on 6th May 2015.
Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower
(Formerly listed as Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower (that part in Davyhulme) and Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower (that part in Eccles))
In the entry for
URMSTON MANCHESTER ROAD CANAL
Barton Bridge Barton
2/31
Aqueduct and Control Tower
that part in Urmston
The address shall be URMSTON MANCHESTER ROAD CANAL
amended to read (Davyhulme)
Barton Bridge, Barton
Aqueduct and Control Tower
that part in Davyhulme
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In the entry for:
URMSTON (DAVYHULME) MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
SJ 79 NE
(SJ 7697 NE)
2/31 Barton bridge, Barton
Aqueduct and Control
Tower (that part in
Davyhulme)
II
GV
the Grade shall be amended to read Grade II* (star).
This entry was also amended by the 1st amendment of the 28th list.
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URMSTON MANCHESTER SHIP
SJ 79 NE
(SJ 7697 NE) CANAL
2/31 Barton Bridge,
Barton Aqueduct
and Control Tower.
That part in Urmston
-
G.V. II
Swing road bridge, swing canal aqueduct and centrally placed
control tower. c.1894. Sir Leader Williams engineer. Wrought
iron; brick tower. Both the bridge and aqueduct revolve on a
central axis to allow the passage of ships. The aqueduct
takes the form of a boxed lattice girder with a cranked
upper member and the channel, which remains full of water
when turning, at the bottom. The road bridge has bow-string
lattice girders to either side of the roadway. Fabricated by
A. Handyside and Co. Ltd. Tall 2 x 2-bay, 4-storey central
tower with pyramid roof and external staircase. The aqueduct
was built to replace Brindley's famous aqueduct of c.1760
and is in itself a considerable feat of engineering.
Listing NGR: SJ7664297581
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212993
- 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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