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Listed Building record MDR11164 - Canal Bridge, Bullbridge Hill, Ripley

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to 21st Century - 1792 AD to 2050 AD)

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Canal bridge, Bullbridge Hill, Ripley, built in 1792. Typical humped-back sandstone canal bridge where the Bullbridge-Crich road crosses the partly filled-in Cromford Canal. (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 35 SE RIPLEY BULLBRIDGE HILL 3/62 Canal bridge adjacent to NO 26 II Canal bridge. 1792, built by William Jessop and Benjamin Outram. Coursed squared stone. Single fluted semi-circular arch with plain band over and parapets with rounded copings. Wall curve outwards to either side and finish in square piers. Built as part of the Cromford Canal. Source: F Nixon 'Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire', 1969. Listing NGR: SK3574852354.' (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1993. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology: A Gazeteer of Sites Part III: Borough of Amber Valley. 24.
  • <2> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109010?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 35748 52354 (point)
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 29 2023 7:16PM

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