Description

SOWERBY BRIDGE ROCHDALE CANAL
SE 0225-0325
Upper Foot, Luddenden Foot
6/184 Overflow channel and culvert
on north-west side of Canal
- Bridge

GV II
Overflow channel and culvert. c1798. For the Rochdale Canal Company. Coursed
squared stone. Overflow channel, on north side of canal, curves round to east,
joining with beck and directing water from this and the canal into a culvert which
runs beneath the canal and into the River Calder. The overflow channel has a stone
ledge at the canal side, and walls and base of squared stone. It steps down under
the segmental-arched culvert entrance. The culvert exit, on the riverside, has
a segmental arch with springers, large voussoirs, and large blocks above a band.
The culvert itself is composed of large blocks of stone. The overflow channel and
part of the culvert are in the parish of Hebden Royd. For history of canal
construction see Sowerby Long Bridge (12/177).

Listing NGR: SE0329225513

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26427878

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