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Trent and Mersey Canal Newcastle Road Bridge and Lock

A Grade II Listed Building in Stone, Staffordshire

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Latitude: 52.9045 / 52°54'16"N

Longitude: -2.1527 / 2°9'9"W

OS Eastings: 389824

OS Northings: 334126

OS Grid: SJ898341

Mapcode National: GBR 15J.W0Q

Mapcode Global: WHBDD.X826

Plus Code: 9C4VWR3W+QW

Entry Name: Trent and Mersey Canal Newcastle Road Bridge and Lock

Listing Date: 24 January 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297503

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386044

ID on this website: 101297503

Location: Stonefield, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST15

County: Staffordshire

District: Stafford

Civil Parish: Stone

Built-Up Area: Stone

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Stone Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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STONE

SJ8934 TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL, Stone
651-1/5/67 Newcastle Road Bridge and Lock

GV II

Canal bridge, lock and towpath tunnel. 1771-2. By James
Brindley, engineer. Brick with ashlar dressings. Bridge has
elliptical arch and round-arched tunnel to west for horses,
ashlar tunnel arch to north has oblique timber roller bar with
iron strips to left side for rope. Stone-coped parapets, that
to north rebuilt. C19 widening to south. Narrow lock with
footbridge to lower end; double lower gates and single upper
gate, all timber. A good unaltered example of a rare type, one
of a series of items on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Stone.
The canal was important for the industrial development of the
town.
(Lindsay J: The Trent and Mersey Canal: 1979-: 41-44).


Listing NGR: SJ8982434126

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