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Quarry canal bridge is a Grade II listed structure located in Staffordshire, England, dating from the industrial canal era of the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. The bridge carries a towpath or access route across a canal or watercourse associated with quarrying operations in the region, reflecting the infrastructure developed to serve the extraction and transport of stone or other mineral resources. Its construction and design are typical of functional canal bridges built during the period of industrial expansion in the Midlands, employing durable masonry or similar materials suited to the heavy use of commercial waterways. The bridge represents an important survival of the transport networks that connected quarries to broader distribution routes, demonstrating the physical infrastructure upon which local industrial activity depended during this transformative period in England's economic history.
Quarry canal bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006077. View the official record →
Quarry canal bridge is a Grade II listed structure located in Staffordshire, England, dating from the industrial canal era of the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006077.
Quarry canal bridge 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 1006077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Canal aqueduct (0.9 km), Roving bridge and lock called Newport Lock 255m south east of Wrekin View Farm (2.9 km), Butter Cross or Pulestone Cross, on the south west side of the market place (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Quarry canal bridge'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.
Quarry canal bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.