Lumb Brook Bridge (An Aqueduct) is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 December 1983. Aqueduct.
Lumb Brook Bridge (An Aqueduct)
- WRENN ID
- fossil-gravel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 December 1983
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 68 NW APPLETON C.P. LUMB BROOK ROAD (North End) 3/12 Lumb Brook Bridge (an aqueduct).
II
Aqueduct carrying the Bridgewater Canal, 1770 (date on springer) by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater. Squared snecked Cyclopean blocks of red and yellow sandstone with red brick lining to the deep segmental arch for Lumb Brook Road. Slightly concave, broadly canted and battered abutments. Ramped path from road to towpath has sandstone retaining walls and simple post-and-rail fence. A brick parapet wall, curved in plan, with 6 rectangular recessed panels to outer side and concrete coping (probably rebuilt mid C20) protects the towpath.
A semicircular arched sandstone culvert carries Lumb Brook diagonally beneath the road through the aqueduct.
The northern half of the aqueduct is in Stockton Heath CP.
Listing NGR: SJ6220886082
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