Sluice Gate At East Entrance To Mine Canal Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Salford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1966. Sluice gate.

Sluice Gate At East Entrance To Mine Canal Tunnel

WRENN ID: slow-pedestal-larch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Salford
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 July 1966
Type: Sluice gate
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WORSLEY THE DELPH SD 70 SW 1/49 Sluice gate at east entrance to mine canal-tunnel (formerly listed as pair of locks, 29/7/66 Worsley Road) G.V. II

Sluice qate. c.1760 by James Brindley although heavily restored. Timber structure (gate removed) with cast-iron mechanism. The gate was designed to slide vertically within side restraints. The hand-turned winch, cast-iron cog-wheels and pulley wheels (one of which is missing) were arranged so as to lift the gate within the simple timber structure. The sluice was used to enable mine boats to exit by means of a surge of water.

Listing NGR: SD7482400542

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