Shropshire Union Canal Starks Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1993. A N/A Canal bridge.
Shropshire Union Canal Starks Bridge
- WRENN ID
- riven-dormer-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 December 1993
- Type
- Canal bridge
- Period
- N/A
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The following building shall be added to the list:-
WHIXALL SHROPSHIRE UNION SJ 43 SE CANAL 5/10000 Starks Bridge - II* (star) Canal lift bridge. Probably circa 1800-6 [with later repairs], by William Jessop and Thomas Telford who designed the Llangollen [Ellesmere] Canal, on the Prees branch of which this bridge is situated. Wooden bascule bridge operated by counterweight and chain system. The Prees branch was originally intended to reach Prees Higher Heath but by 1806 it had only reached Quina Brook, near Edstaston, where it was decided to terminate it. The Ellesmere Canal Company amalgamated with the Chester Canal Company in 1813 and became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. SOURCE: Hadfield, C., Canals of the West Midlands [1985], p.331.
Listing NGR: SJ4917834599
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