Pottery Bridge
POTTERY BRIDGE, POTTERY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384507
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Pottery Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- POTTERY BRIDGE, POTTERY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384507
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Pottery Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- POTTERY BRIDGE, POTTERY 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:
- POTTERY BRIDGE, POTTERY ROAD
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 57717 05198
Details
WIGAN
SD50NE POTTERY ROAD
24-1/2/56 Pottery Bridge
GV II
Roving bridge, now public road bridge, over Leeds-Liverpool
Canal. Dated 1816 on north side of arch; for Leeds-Liverpool
Canal Company, engineer John Rennie; widened in 2 stages
during later C19. Original bridge of coursed sandstone blocks,
additions of cast-iron. Semi-elliptical arch with rusticated
voussoirs, those on the north side with a fluted keystone
flanked by sunk panels which have raised lettering "OPENED 18"
"16 OCT 22"; both sides now overhung by cast-iron additions
(partly obscuring the lettering). Towpath runs through on east
side, with restored ramp up north face to cobbled crossover
deck carried on the cast-iron extension. Though largely
obscured by the additions, the original bridge appears to be
substantially intact, and the whole structure forms a striking
feature of the site now known as Wigan Pier Heritage Centre,
grouping with Trencherfield Mill to the south (qv).
Listing NGR: SD5771705198
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484941
- 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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