Ford And Weir On River Aire At Ngr 2632 3507 is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1993. Ford and weir.
Ford And Weir On River Aire At Ngr 2632 3507
- WRENN ID
- shifting-ashlar-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1993
- Type
- Ford and weir
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LEEDS
SE2635 COMMERCIAL ROAD, Kirkstall 714-1/22/925 (South side (off)) 23/03/93 Ford and weir on River Aire at NGR 2632 3507 (Formerly Listed as: COMMERCIAL ROAD, Kirkstall (South side) Ford and Weir on River Aire)
II
Weir surmounted by ford with revetment walls crossing River Aire. Early C19. Gritstone. Approx 30m long and 2m wide. Massive stone blocks set on edge form weir and roadway with edge-tooled stone revetment walls approx 3m long flanking approach roads on each river bank. Part of the extensive river engineering works at the time of the building of Burley Mills (qv) and possibly St Anne's which was built by 1826. Suitable for vehicular traffic, the ford gave access to the island formed between the mill race and river with a bridge over the channel at St Anne's Mills, demolished.
Listing NGR: SE2631835072
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