Dry Docks Behind Worsley Green is a Grade II listed building in the Salford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 1974. Dry docks.
Dry Docks Behind Worsley Green
- WRENN ID
- blind-pilaster-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Salford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 1974
- Type
- Dry docks
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dry docks behind Worsley Green, built around 1761, are significant structures designed by engineers John Gilbert and James Brindley for the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater. These two dry docks feature hammer-dressed stone retaining walls, wooden sluice gates, and timber and iron sheds. The walls have been raised with concrete and include steps. The sheds have bow-string roof trusses supported by iron posts and are open on the sides. These docks were constructed for barge-building and repair and are possibly the earliest remaining example of dry docks associated with canals. A third dock that was originally part of the site has since been filled in.
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