Arch Paperhouse Bridge - Chapel Haddlesey, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 44.465 W 001° 07.956
30U E 623158 N 5956333
This Grade II English Heritage Listed Building bridge crosses the Selby Canal.
Waymark Code: WMPGZE
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2015
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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 Paperhouse Bridge became an English Heritage Grade II listed building on 19th May 1986 and has the following listing "Canal Bridge. Late C18. Millstone grit. Humpbacked bridge with one round arch and low parapet with splayed ends terminating in round capped piers. Spans the Selby Canal. Partly in the parish of Chapel Haddlesey."
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