Prestolee Aqueduct on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Prestolee Aqueduct is a stone-built aqueduct in 
Prestolee Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website
Grade II listed bridges in Greater Manchester Bridges completed in 1793 Navigable aqueducts in England Grade II listed canals 1793 establishments in England Bridges across the River Irwell {{UK-canal-stub
Prestolee
Prestolee is a small village in Kearsley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell and is one of a cluster of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Rin ...
, Kearsley
Kearsley ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies northwest of Manchester, southwest of Bury and south of Bolt ...
in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
'')''
, image_skyline =Bolton Town Hall.jpg
, imagesize = 250px
, image_caption = Bolton Town Hall, the seat of Bolton Council
, image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.png
, blank_emblem_type = Coat of Arms of ...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
, England. The four-arch structure was constructed in 1793 to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was long. It was accessed via a junction with the River Irwell in Salford. ...
across the River Irwell
The River Irwell ( ) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately north of Bacup and flows southwards for to meet the Mersey near Irlam. The Irwell marks the boundary be ...
. It is now preserved as a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
The aqueduct is one of two remaining major structures on the canal, the other being the Clifton Aqueduct
Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Clifton, near Manchester, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed structure. The aqueduct is constructed of dressed stone with bric ...
. A third major aqueduct, Damside Aqueduct, was demolished in the 1950s.
As of 2007, the aqueduct still carried water, although it was not navigable as adjoining sections of the canal are in need of restoration.
See also
*List of aqueducts
This is a list of aqueducts.
Africa
Botswana
*North-South Carrier
Egypt
*Aqueduct of the Nile (historic)
*Bahr Yussef
* Fresh Water Canal
*Ibrahimiya Canal
*Mahmoudiyah Canal
*Sadat Canal (see also New Valley Project)
*Sweet Water Canal
Libya
...
*List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom
This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers Navigable aqueduct, aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater.
See also
*:Aqueducts in the United Kingdom
*Navigable aqueduct
*C ...
References
External links
Prestolee Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website
Grade II listed bridges in Greater Manchester Bridges completed in 1793 Navigable aqueducts in England Grade II listed canals 1793 establishments in England Bridges across the River Irwell {{UK-canal-stub