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Cromford Canal engine house is a Grade II listed structure located in Derbyshire, forming part of the Cromford Canal system constructed in the late eighteenth century. The engine house contained a Boulton and Watt steam engine installed to pump water from the River Derwent to maintain adequate levels in the canal, reflecting the engineering innovations of the Industrial Revolution period. The associated aqueduct carried the canal across the landscape, demonstrating the practical infrastructure required to sustain navigation along the waterway. Built during the 1790s as part of Jedediah Strutt's industrial enterprise, the engine house exemplifies the mechanical solutions developed to overcome the topographical challenges of canal construction in the Derbyshire Dales.
Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007040. View the official record →
Cromford Canal engine house is a Grade II listed structure located in Derbyshire, forming part of the Cromford Canal system constructed in the late eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007040.
Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct 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 1007040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm (1.1 km), Alderwasley Chapel (2.3 km), Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct'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.
Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.