Listed Building: CROMFORD CANAL EMBANKMENT, DROVERS WAY (1109015)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | English Heritage |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1284, 3, 80 |
| Date assigned | Wednesday, May 25, 1988 |
| Date last amended |
Description
Canal embankment. 1793 by William Jessop and Benjamin Outram. Coursed squared stone. Approximately 100 feet long and 40 feet high. Stone retaining walls with plain band near the base of the walls and rounded rubble copings. Central barrel vaulted tunnel through the embankment with rubble arches and buttress-like jambs to the entrances. Southern end of the embankment truncated during road widening operations in 1970s. F Nixon, Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire Pg 232.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 35953 52288 (point) |
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| Map sheet | SK35SE |
| Civil Parish | RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2014 2:52PM