Shropshire Union Canal Berrisford Canal Aqueduct

The Berrisford Canal Aqueduct is a canal aqueduct built around 1830, designed by engineers Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton. It is constructed from coursed sandstone, which is rusticated on the underside. The west side features a late 20th-century red brick parapet, while the east side has railings. The aqueduct has a wide round-headed arch leading to a tunnel, with low imposts that continue as string courses and voussoirs extending to the soffit. The revetment walls on the east and west sides are steeply inclined and angled, topped with stone coping. A straight flight of steps on the south-west side provides access from the road to the canal. This section of the canal was originally part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was authorized by an act in 1826 and opened in 1835. It was later absorbed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. Despite the addition of the parapet on the west side, the aqueduct remains an impressive structure.