Macclesfield Canal Pool Lock Aqueduct And Footbridge

The Pool Lock Aqueduct and footbridge, built in 1828, is located on the Macclesfield Canal in Kidsgrove. It is constructed of red brick in English bond, featuring a stone parapet string and a stone-coped parapet. The structure includes a low segmental arch that spans the Trent and Mersey Canal, surrounded by rusticated ashlar. The abutments of the aqueduct sweep forward and are finished with wide pilaster buttresses topped with squat pyramidal caps. Above the arch, there is a stone panel inscribed with "POOL LOCK / AQUEDUCT / MDCCCXXVIII". On top of the aqueduct, there is a footbridge that crosses the Macclesfield Canal, supported by red and blue brick abutments and a cast iron bridge with a balustrade. The Macclesfield Canal was opened in 1831, engineered by William Crosley.