Clays Farm Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Bridge.
Clays Farm Bridge
- WRENN ID
- drifting-timber-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Clays Farm Bridge is an accommodation bridge built around 1779, likely designed by J Clowes or possibly by Thomas Telford during restorations in 1797. It spans the Chester to Nantwich section of the Shropshire Union Canal and is constructed of red brick with stone copings. The bridge features a projecting carriage arch that is one brick deep and has a steep hump, accommodating only one vehicle width, but it is flanked by wide curved parapets on both approaches.
On the south side, there is a narrow tunnel that runs west to east through the abutments. This tunnel has a semicircular arch with an inverted arch base and stops just short of the east side of the bridge, where it includes four ventilation holes. The tunnel serves as a storage space for timbers used in canal drainage and repair work. The coping on the west parapet is rectangular, while the east parapet has a semicircular coping; both feature metal cramps and appear to be original.
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