Description

WHIXALL C.P. SHROPSHIRE UNION
SJ 43 NE CANAL

1/205 Morris' Bridge
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- II
Canal lift bridge. Probably c.1800 with later repairs on William
Jessop's and Thomas Telford's Ellesmere Canal. Wooden bascule bridge
operated by counterweight and chain system. The section of the former
Ellesmere Canal between Welsh Frankton and Tilstock Park, on which
Morris' Bridge is situated, was built between 1797 and 1804. The
Ellesmere Canal Company amalgamated with the Chester Canal Company
in 1813 and became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. Charles
Hadfield, Canals of the West Midlands (3rd edn. 1985) p.331.

Listing NGR: SJ4935435394

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26530465

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)