Arch Tankards Bridge - West Haddlesey, UK - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

The Selby Canal is a 6-mile (9.7 km) canal with 2 locks which bypasses the lower reaches of the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, from the village of West Haddlesey to the town of Selby where it joins the River Ouse. It opened in 1778, and provided the main outlet for the Aire and Calder Navigation until 1826, when it was bypassed by a new cut from Ferrybridge to Goole. Selby steadily declined after that, although traffic to York still used the canal.

The bridge known as Tankards Bridge became an English Heritage Grade II listed building on 17th November 1966 and has the following listing "NORTH YORKSHIRE SELBY 5342 SE 52 NE WEST HADDLESEY MAIN STREET 4/21 Tankard's Bridge 17.11.66 - II Canal bridge. Late C18. Sandstone ashlar with cast iron balustrade. Humpbacked bridge. Central, round-arched opening, low parapet with rounded coping and splayed ends terminating in round capped piers. Surmounted by low cast-iron balustrade." link

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Main Street Water or other terrain spanned: The Selby Canal Architect/Builder: William Jessop Construction Date: 1778

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