Andre Mills Bridge Over Trent And Mersey Canal - Little Stoke, UK
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dtrebilc
N 52° 53.650 W 002° 08.133
30U E 558154 N 5860847
This single span brick bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Trent & Mersey Canal for a nearby farm and is bridge 92.
Waymark Code: WM10BRM
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/09/2019
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"As its name implies, the Trent and Mersey canal (T & M) was built to link the River Trent at Derwent Mouth (in Derbyshire) to the River Mersey. The second connection is made via the Bridgewater Canal, which it joins at Preston Brook in Cheshire. Note that although mileposts measure the distance to Preston Brook and Shardlow, Derwent Mouth is a mile or so beyond Shardlow.
The plan of a canal connection from the Mersey to the Trent ("The Grand Trunk") came from canal engineer James Brindley. It was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1766 and the first sod was cut by Josiah Wedgwood in July that year at Brownhills, Burslem. In 1777, the canal was completed, including more than 70 locks and five tunnels, with the company headquarters in Stone."
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The bridge is on the outskirts of the town of Stone and gives access to nearby farm fields. The northern side of the bridge has now had houses built near it. A gate has been installed across the bridge so that only the farmer can use it.
The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Bridge. c1772. Brick with ashlar dressings. Elliptical arch with ashlar jambs; parapet with ashlar coping, and end piers. A well-preserved example."
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