Shropshire Union Canal Bridge number 54 (Westcottmill Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Canal bridge.

Shropshire Union Canal Bridge number 54 (Westcottmill Bridge)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1987
Type
Canal bridge
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Westcottmill Bridge, also known as Bridge number 54, is a canal bridge built around 1830 by engineers Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton. It is constructed from dressed red sandstone with tooled ashlar dressings. The bridge features an elliptical arch made up of voussoirs and a flush keystone. It has a flat string course and a parapet that includes square end piers with rounded coping. The abutments are slightly battered and curved. On the towpath side, there are cast-iron corner posts that show grooves from rope haulage, along with an oval cast-iron number plate.

This section of the canal was originally part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was authorized by an act passed in 1826 and opened in 1835. It was later absorbed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and ultimately became part of the Shropshire Union Canal in the same year.

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