Roving Bridge
ROVING BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312853
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Roving Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- ROVING BRIDGE
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- Date:
- 2001-09-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/04239/27
- Rights:
- © Mr Howard W Hilton. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312853
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Roving Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROVING BRIDGE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROVING BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wardle
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 61304 57005
Details
SJ 65 NW WARDLE C.P. BARBRIDGE JUNCTION
3/75 Roving Bridge
II
Towing path bridge at the junction of the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal with the Chester to Nantwich length. Circa 1830, said to be by Thomas Telford. Of red and blue bricks with stone dressing. Very humped,elliptical arch. The north parapet has square end piers with rectangular 4-way weathered stone copings, whereas the south parapet sweeps through 90o to join the ground parallel to the canal. The parapet copings are of segmental section between end finishings. Projecting weathered stone carriage band at road level. There is a segmental relieving arch in the abutment of the bridge on the canal side - opposite the tow path. David Owen, "Cheshire Canals" Cheshire History No.10 Autumn 1982.
Listing NGR: SJ6130457005
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56834
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cheshire History in Autumn, Vol. 10, (1982)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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