Weir On River Aire At Ngr 2655 3488

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LEEDS REDCOTE LANE Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve Weir on River Aire at NGR 2655 3488

(Formerly listed as KIRKSTALL ROAD (South side (off)) Weir on River Aire at NGR 2655 3488, previously listed as KIRKSTALL ROAD, Burley (South side) Weir on River Aire)

23/03/93

GV II

Weir. Early C19. Gritstone. Approx 35m wide and 3m high. Bowed in plan, of graded slabs; flanking walls edge-tooled, the North East wall forming a revetment to the bank of the confluence of the Abbey and St Anne's Mills tail race with the river.

The weir is part of a major development of the river and millrace, probably to increase the volume of water at Burley Mills (qv). The weir creates a head of water which is also controlled by the ford/weir further upstream (qv), this stretch of the river probably straightened at the same time.

Listing NGR: SE2654734876