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Starks Lift Bridge is a nineteenth-century iron lifting bridge located at Windmill Lane in Shropshire. The bridge was constructed to facilitate navigation on the waterway whilst maintaining the integrity of the road crossing above. Its design exemplifies the industrial engineering solutions developed during the Victorian era to reconcile transport infrastructure with canal or river traffic management. The structure represents an important surviving example of mechanical bridge engineering from this period of industrial expansion in the English Midlands.
Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003675. View the official record →
Starks Lift Bridge is a nineteenth-century iron lifting bridge located at Windmill Lane in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003675.
Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane 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 1003675.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm (1 km), Peat Processing Works, Fenn's Moss (2.5 km), Northwood Hall double moated site (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.