Description

SK 11 SW
3/15

ALREWAS CP
FRADLEY JUNCTION
Bridge Number 50 and Keeper's Lock

GV
II
Canal bridge and lock. Circa 1770s with later alterations. Red brick and ashlar dressings. Single four-centred arch bridge with abutments sweeping round to each side; lock to the south-west of the bridge with wooden gates of circa 1980.

Keeper's Lock is one of a series of five on the Trent and Mersey Canal at its junction with the Coventry Canal. The Trent and Mersey Canal was completed in 1777; the surveyor-general was James Brindley. Both bridge and canal are included for group value.

Listing NGR: SK1443414229

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472788

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  For the Record
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)