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Stanley Ferry Aqueduct is a masonry structure carrying the Aire and Calder Navigation over the River Aire near Wakefield in Yorkshire. Built in 1839 to the design of engineer George Leather, the aqueduct exemplifies mid-nineteenth-century canal engineering and represents an important phase in the development of inland water transport in the region. The structure comprises a cast iron trough supported on stone masonry piers, allowing canal traffic to cross the river obstacle whilst maintaining navigable water levels. The aqueduct remains a significant industrial heritage monument, demonstrating the engineering solutions employed to integrate the expanding canal network with Yorkshire's natural topography.
Stanley Ferry aqueduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005773. View the official record →
Stanley Ferry Aqueduct is a masonry structure carrying the Aire and Calder Navigation over the River Aire near Wakefield in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005773.
Stanley Ferry 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 1005773.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newland Preceptory (1.1 km), Henge on Birkwood Common (1.2 km), Wakefield Bridge (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stanley Ferry 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.
Stanley Ferry aqueduct stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.