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Canal aqueduct over River Tern is a masonry structure carrying the Shropshire Canal across the River Tern near Market Drayton in Shropshire. Built in the late eighteenth century during the period of canal construction expansion in England, the aqueduct represents the engineering solutions required to maintain waterway transport routes over natural obstacles. The structure is constructed of stone and exemplifies the practical architectural approach taken to bridge engineering during the industrial canal age. As a scheduled ancient monument, it survives as evidence of the transport infrastructure that facilitated commercial and industrial development in the Midlands during the late Georgian period.
Canal aqueduct over River Tern is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006275. View the official record →
Canal aqueduct over River Tern is a masonry structure carrying the Shropshire Canal across the River Tern near Market Drayton in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006275.
Canal aqueduct over River Tern 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 1006275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds (2.3 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church, High Ercall (2.8 km), Wappenshall canal bridge, Shropshire Union Canal (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Canal aqueduct over River Tern's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Canal aqueduct over River Tern stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.