Roving Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1984. Bridge.

Roving Bridge

WRENN ID
tired-banister-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 1984
Type
Bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

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

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