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Bridge Number 50 at SJ 98206864 Macclesfield Canal

A Grade II Listed Building in Gawsworth, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2148 / 53°12'53"N

Longitude: -2.1332 / 2°7'59"W

OS Eastings: 391201

OS Northings: 368649

OS Grid: SJ912686

Mapcode National: GBR 11W.FHR

Mapcode Global: WHBBW.6GF9

Plus Code: 9C5V6V78+WP

Entry Name: Bridge Number 50 at SJ 98206864 Macclesfield Canal

Listing Date: 10 February 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1254221

English Heritage Legacy ID: 437654

Also known as: Mottersheads Bridge
Bridge 50, Macclesfield Canal

ID on this website: 101254221

Location: Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK11

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Gawsworth

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Gawsworth St James

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 96 NW
6/10010

GAWSWORTH
MACCLESFIELD CANAL
Bridge Number 50 at SJ 98206864

II
Canal accommodation bridge. c1830. Engineer William Crosley. Coursed sandstone blocks (narrower to parapet) with ashlar dressings. Horseshoe elliptical arch with voussoirs and a stressed keystone that rises to a chamfered band at deck level. Walling/parapet terminates in squared piers: coping to parapet. Stone steps to south side lead up to road/deck level: gate across bridge deck.

One in a series of fine bridges (and mileposts) on the Macclesfield canal.

Listing NGR: SJ9120168648

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