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Barton Aqueduct is a masonry structure forming part of the Bridgewater Canal in Lancashire, England, completed in 1761 and designed by James Brindley as chief engineer. The aqueduct's embankment and retaining walls represent significant engineering achievements of the early Industrial Revolution, constructed to carry the canal across the River Irwell at Barton. The structure exemplifies eighteenth-century canal engineering techniques, with substantial stonework built to support and contain the waterway at height. As a listed ancient monument, the Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls form part of a pioneering navigable canal that transformed commercial transport in north-west England during the nascent industrial period.
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1470478. View the official record →
Barton Aqueduct is a masonry structure forming part of the Bridgewater Canal in Lancashire, England, completed in 1761 and designed by James Brindley as chief engineer. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1470478.
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1470478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church (3 km), Canal tunnel entrances and wharf (3.4 km), Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley (4.6 km).
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