Description

SJ 85 SW
5/58

KIDSGROVE C.P.
MACCLESFIELD CANAL

Pool Lock Aqueduct and footbridge-

II

Aqueduct and footbridge. Dated 1828. Red brick (English bond) with stone
parapet string and stone coped parapet. Low segmental arch spanning
the Trent and Mersey Canal with rusticated ashlar surround. The abutments
sweep forward and are terminated by wide pilaster buttresses with squat
pyramidal caps. Over the arch is a stone panel bearing the inscription
"POOL LOCK / AQUEDUCT / MDCCCXXVIII". On top of the aqueduct, spanning
the Macclesfield Canal is a footbridge: red and blue brick abutments
and cast iron bridge and balustrade. The Macclesfield Canal was opened
in 1831: the engineer was William Crosley. Charles Hadfield,The Canals
of the West Midlands 3rd edition (1985).

Listing NGR: SJ 83001 54914

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26483596

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings