Listed Building record MDR11195 - Trent and Mersey Canal Scotch Canal Bridge, Weston upon Trent
Type and Period (1)
- CANAL BRIDGE (Georgian to 21st Century - 1770 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Trent and Mersey Canal Scotch canal bridge, Weston upon Trent, built in 1770.
'Standard brick single arch Trent & Mersey canal bridge.' (1)
Late 19th and early 20th century OS maps show this as 'Fine George's Bridge'. (2-4)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 42 NW PARISH OF WESTON-UPON-TRENT OFF KING'S MILLS LANE 4/260 (West Side) Scotch II Canal bridge. 1770 by engineer James Brindley with minor later repairs. Red brick on rubble stone plinth with stone dressings. Single segmental brick arch on tapering stone jambs with plain brick spandrels and parapets, topped by chamfered stone copings. Walls splay outwards to each end and finish in plain brick piers. Built as part of the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Listing NGR: SK4021327486.'
(5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR19596 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2002. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part VI: South Derbyshire. 26.
- <2> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR18790 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <4> SDR20367 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1912-1921. OS County Series, 3rd edition (Second Revision), scale 1:2500 (25" to one mile).
- <5> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205892?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 40213 27486 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTON UPON TRENT, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2025 1:13PM