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Latitude: 53.4449 / 53°26'41"N
Longitude: -2.6397 / 2°38'22"W
OS Eastings: 357610
OS Northings: 394425
OS Grid: SJ576944
Mapcode National: GBR BX0L.9T
Mapcode Global: WH98B.FN7Y
Plus Code: 9C5VC9V6+X4
Entry Name: Bradley Swing Bridge
Listing Date: 23 August 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1198862
English Heritage Legacy ID: 216314
ID on this website: 101198862
Location: Earlestown, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA12
County: St. Helens
Electoral Ward/Division: Newton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Newton-le-Willows
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Newton in Makerfield Emmanuel
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Footbridge
SJ 59 SE NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS BRADLEGH ROAD
(west side)
9/24 Bradley swing
- bridge
- II
Swing bridge. c.1857 when much work carried out on canal. Iron
girders with timber decking, now covered with tarmac. At Pivot
end, 2 iron posts support iron stays. C20 handrails. Turning gear
remains under pivot end, which is placed in a stone-lined recess,
in the north side of the canal. The only remaining swing bridge
on the Sankey Canal. It may replace a bridge of c.1756 and thus
the stone-lined recess may be original.
Listing NGR: SJ5761094425
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