Floodgate On East Side Of Knott Mill Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. A C18 Floodgate.

Floodgate On East Side Of Knott Mill Bridge

WRENN ID
open-hall-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1994
Type
Floodgate
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8397 DEANSGATE 698-1/19/117 (East side) Floodgate on east side of Knott Mill Bridge

GV II

Floodgate. Probably 1765, by James Brindley, for Duke of Bridgewater, altered in C19 and C20. Stone. Part of hydraulic system by which the Bridgewater Canal terminus basin exploited the course of the River Medlock, which was diverted through a culvert running from this position to Potato Wharf, and the canal overflow was returned to the river via weir known as the Giant's Basin. Simple stucture of national historical importance. See also culvert arches, New Elm Road, and the Giant's Basin, Potato Wharf.

Listing NGR: SJ8337097433

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