Shropshire Union Canal Morris' Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Canal lift bridge.

Shropshire Union Canal Morris' Bridge

WRENN ID
lone-floor-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Country
England
Type
Canal lift bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WHIXALL C.P. SHROPSHIRE UNION SJ 43 NE CANAL 1/205 Morris' Bridge - - II Canal lift bridge. Probably c.1800 with later repairs on William Jessop's and Thomas Telford's Ellesmere Canal. Wooden bascule bridge operated by counterweight and chain system. The section of the former Ellesmere Canal between Welsh Frankton and Tilstock Park, on which Morris' Bridge is situated, was built between 1797 and 1804. The Ellesmere Canal Company amalgamated with the Chester Canal Company in 1813 and became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. Charles Hadfield, Canals of the West Midlands (3rd edn. 1985) p.331.

Listing NGR: SJ4935435394

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