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Wrenbury wooden lifting bridge is a timber bridge spanning the Weaver Navigation canal near the village of Wrenbury in Cheshire. Dating from the nineteenth century, the bridge represents a notable example of canal engineering design, constructed to allow the passage of canal traffic whilst maintaining a crossing point for pedestrians and vehicles. The structure employs a wooden lifting mechanism, a solution characteristic of nineteenth-century canal architecture that enabled boats with masts or high cargo to pass beneath by raising the bridge deck. The bridge survives as a testament to the practical engineering solutions developed during the period of canal expansion and operation in northwest England.
Wrenbury wooden lifting bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004639. View the official record →
Wrenbury wooden lifting bridge is a timber bridge spanning the Weaver Navigation canal near the village of Wrenbury in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004639.
Wrenbury wooden lifting 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 1004639.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval village remains 230m east of Baddiley Hall (2.8 km), Woodhey Cross (4.8 km), Edleston moated site and fishpond (5.5 km).
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Wrenbury wooden lifting bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.