Description

LATHOM

SD41SE WHEAT LANE
663-1/3/80 (West side (off))
Junction Bridge at Top Locks (that
part in Lathom CP)

GV II

Includes: Junction Bridge at Top Locks (that part in Burscough
CP) LEEDS-LIVERPOOL CANAL BURSCOUGH.
Bridge carrying towpath of Leeds-Liverpool Canal over junction
with Rufford Branch Canal or "New Cut". Dated 1816 on
keystones of both sides, probably replacing an earlier swing
bridge; for the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company, resident
engineer Richard Owen. Sandstone ashlar. A high
semi-elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs and a carved
keystone flanked by sunk panels with the raised digits "18"
and "16"; a broad band, and parapet of massive dressed blocks
with rounded coping; rusticated pilasters; oval number plates
"1" on both sides. The most visually striking component of a
group of canal structures at Top Locks. Located on boundary
between Burscough CP and Lathom CP.

Listing NGR: SD4510511469

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585083

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback