Belper River Weirs, Retaining Walls And Sluices To Belper River Weirs is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1966. Engineering structure.
Belper River Weirs, Retaining Walls And Sluices To Belper River Weirs
- WRENN ID
- burning-shingle-kestrel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1966
- Type
- Engineering structure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SK 3448 SW, 1/50; SK 3448 SE, 1/50
BRIDGE FOOT, Belper River Weirs, Retaining Walls and sluices to Belper River Weirs
05.02.66.
II*
The Horseshoe Weir became necessary when the West Mill was built in 1795. Thought to have been built 1796-1797. Impressive concave weir with associated sluices and retaining walls. Built by Jedidiah Strutt on a reef of gritstone to provide power for his mills using a network of water channels and water wheels to develop a total of 500 hp. To north of weir, sluices and floodgates with four segmental-headed ashlar arches supporting foot-walk for weirs. Additional sluices to channels under mills. Additional weir to west side of bridge. Stone caged retaining walls extending from both side of river bridge to weirs. Picturesque.
Listing NGR: SK3454048170
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