Description

WHITTINGTON C.P.
SJ 33 SE
6/138

SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
(Montgomeryshire Branch)

Lockgate Bridge

II

Hump-backed road bridge. Circa 1796 with minor later alterations on William Jessop's and Thomas Telford's Ellesmere Canal. Red brick with coped parapet terminating in square corner piers. Elliptical arch with projecting keybrick and string course. This section of the Ellesmere Canal, opened in 1796 to link with the Montgomeryshire Canal at Carreghofa, became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1177050. That entry was removed from the List on 14 December 2016.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15 December 2016.

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)