Pottery Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1999. Bridge.
Pottery Bridge
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-garret-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wigan
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1999
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WIGAN
SD50NE POTTERY ROAD 24-1/2/56 Pottery Bridge
GV II
Roving bridge, now public road bridge, over Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Dated 1816 on north side of arch; for Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company, engineer John Rennie; widened in 2 stages during later C19. Original bridge of coursed sandstone blocks, additions of cast-iron. Semi-elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs, those on the north side with a fluted keystone flanked by sunk panels which have raised lettering "OPENED 18" "16 OCT 22"; both sides now overhung by cast-iron additions (partly obscuring the lettering). Towpath runs through on east side, with restored ramp up north face to cobbled crossover deck carried on the cast-iron extension. Though largely obscured by the additions, the original bridge appears to be substantially intact, and the whole structure forms a striking feature of the site now known as Wigan Pier Heritage Centre, grouping with Trencherfield Mill to the south (qv).
Listing NGR: SD5771705198
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