Edstone Aqueduct
Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council
Description of this historic site
Edstone Aqueduct, a bridge holding canal water, was constructed during the Imperial period. It is situated 250m west of Salters Lane.
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Notes about this historic site
1 One of the notable structures of the Stratford on Avon to Birmingham Canal is the iron aqueduct at Bearley. It was built in 1812-1816 and is about 130m long.
2 The structure is in good condition but is no longer used.
3 Edstone or Bearley aqueduct is the major engineering feature of the canal. An iron trough nearly 160 yards in length is carried on 13 tapering brick piers, over 20 feet high and capped with dressed stone: has been restored occasionally.
4 Photo.
5 Letter to the Inspector of Ancient Monuments recommending scheduling.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
This comment needs revising as the Edstone Viaduct is very much in use .
This aqueduct is certainly in use and has been since the southern section of the canal was restored and reopened in July 1964
To add to the above, the aqueduct is most definitely in use for barges, walkers, runners etc. The text on this site should be amended.
Hi all, the page stays as a legacy page of the historic environment record. Your comments are all published, however, for people to see more up to date information 🙂
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