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Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley, is a navigable aqueduct constructed in the late eighteenth century to carry the Engine Arm Canal across the Smestow Brook valley in Staffordshire. Built as part of the broader canal network expansion during the Industrial Revolution, the aqueduct demonstrates the engineering solutions required to maintain canal transport routes across challenging topography. The structure comprises a cast iron or brick construction typical of its period, reflecting contemporary canal engineering practice. The aqueduct remains significant as evidence of the infrastructure investment that supported the region's industrial development and the movement of goods during the early industrial era.
Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005904. View the official record →
Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley, is a navigable aqueduct constructed in the late eighteenth century to carry the Engine Arm Canal across the Smestow Brook valley in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005904.
Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley 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 1005904.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Smethwick Engine House (0.3 km), Smeaton's Summit Bridge (0.9 km), Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.