Bridge 50, Caldon Canal - Consall Forge, Staffordshire. - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

Bridge No 50 is an accommodation bridge, located on the Caldon Canal at Consall Forge near the Black Lion pub.

The bridge is Grade II listed. The description given by British Listed Buildings is as follows;
'Canal accommodation bridge. Circa 1779. Coursed dressed and squared
stone; labelled elliptical arch; flat-top parapet set horizontally
over arch and ramped down at both sides and in a concave sweep to north.
The Caldon Canal was built to carry limestone from Caldon Low. Originally
surveyed by James Brindley, succeeded by Henshaw and completed by John
Rennie circa 1801.' (visit link)

The Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal was built between Etruria and Froghall in 1776 at a cost of £23,560 and opened in 1779. It was built specifically to carry limestone from the quarries at Cauldon Low, near Froghall to Stoke-on-Trent. (visit link)

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Staffordshire Moorlands Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Canal tow path and access for pedestrians to the Black Lion. Water or other terrain spanned: Caldon Canal Architect/Builder: Henshaw and John Rennie engineers Construction Date: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/10/2019 dtrebilc visited it