Winnington Turn Bridge
WINNINGTON TURN BRIDGE, WINNINGTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391406
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Winnington Turn Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- WINNINGTON TURN BRIDGE, WINNINGTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391406
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Winnington Turn Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- WINNINGTON TURN BRIDGE, WINNINGTON LANE
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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:
- WINNINGTON TURN BRIDGE, WINNINGTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnton
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Northwich
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ6416174966
Details
1635/0/10018
31-OCT-05
NORTHWICH
WINNINGTON LANE
Winnington Turn Bridge
II
Swing bridge and control cabin on Weaver Navigation, 1908/9 with C20 additions, cast steel. Two storey brick control cabin with ground floor and lower ground floor, slate roof.
Cast steel bridge painted black and white with girders underneath, one pivot span and single lane vehicle access. Pivot sits on south (Northwich) bank. Later C20 pedestrian walkway fixed to western bridge elevation and north cabin elevation. Reverse 'l' shaped plan brick control cabin sits west of bridge on south bank. Assymetrical saltbox-style slate roof, ridge tiles, and spear finial atop north gable. Small pane casement windows form continuous band to north elevation continuing around north east and north west corners. Small round arched window with brick voussoirs beneath eaves line on west elevation. South elevation has small round arched window flanked by 2 doorways all with brick voussoirs at heads. Small brick courtyard adjacent to south elevation. East doorway with stone steps, west doorway with one stone step and one later C20 concrete replacement. Steps lead down by west elevation to pivot machinery and canal, all but top 3 later C20 replacement.
HISTORY: Constructed in 1908/9 the electrically operated swing bridge replaces an earlier version constructed in 1901, which proved inadequate both in terms of carrying capacity and design. Along with the neighbouring Town Bridge (1899) and Hayhurst Bridge (1899) in Northwich, Winnington is one of the earliest swing bridges in Britain to have electric power.
The bridge enabled greater carrying capacity of road loads and an increase in the navigable waterway available thus enabling trade expansion and business growth in the area's chemical industry. The swing bridge also controlled the water level at Northwich.
SOURCES:
Hadfield C & Biddle G. 'The Canals of North West England Volume 1'. 1970
Hadfield C & Biddle G. 'The Canals of North West England Volume 2'. 1970
David Owens Waterway Archive - 'Winnington Swing Bridge'
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
Winnington Turn Bridge is a single pivot span steel bridge with associated brick control cabin on the Weaver Navigation. The bridge has special architectural interest as an example of an early electrically operated swing bridge. In addition, it is historically significant in the development of the Weaver Navigation and the growth of the pottery and chemical industries of Winnington and Northwich.
The bridge and cabin can also be said to form part of a group with Town Bridge and Hayhurst Bridge further along the navigation in Northwich.
SJ 64161 74966
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 494160
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hadfield, C, Biddle, G, The Canals of the British Isles in The Canals of North West England, (1970)
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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