Description

WORSLEY WORSLEY ROAD
SD 70 SW
1/73 Bridge over
branches of
Bridgewater
Canal at
- The Delph
G.V. II

Bridge. Originally c.1760 but successively rebuilt, repaired
and enlarged in C19 and C20. Dressed stone, brick, ashlar
and iron railings. To west of No. 3 Worsley Road are 2
arches: the first is a small semi-circular brick arch
designed to accommodate M boats from the mine before trans-
shipment, the second a large blind segmental brick arch with
stone band, constructed when the road was widened and raised
in level. 2 similar arches, one blind and one open, occur-to
the east of No. 3. Above the arches is built up in brick,
stone or in some places rock and the parapet is either brick
with a round-topped stone coping or iron railings spanning
between shaped ashlar posts with caps.

Listing NGR: SD7482800494

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26575911

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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