Clifton Aqueduct

Clifton Aqueduct
The aqueduct, as viewed from Clifton Viaduct
Carries	Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
Crosses	River Irwell
Location	Swinton, Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD790034
Designer	Charles Roberts and John Nightingale
Trough construction	Stone
Pier construction	Brick
Number of spans	Three
Towpath(s)	Both
Completion date	1796
Heritage status	Grade II
Coordinates	53°31′40″N 2°19′02″W / 53.5277°N -2.3172°E / 53.5277; -2.3172Coordinates: 53°31′40″N 2°19′02″W / 53.5277°N -2.3172°E / 53.5277; -2.3172

Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Salford, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed building.^[1] The construction is of dressed stone with brick arches. Three segmental arches with keystones rest on triangular-ended cutwaters. Above the cutwaters are flat Pilasters. A C20 brick parapet remains on the eastern side. There is a towpath on each side, and the aqueduct contains grooves for stop planks to be inserted, to drain the canal.^[1] The aqueduct was engineered by Charles Roberts and John Nightingale.

The aqueduct is one of two remaining along the canal route, the other being Prestolee Aqueduct. The canal is currently undergoing restoration (at the time of writing, at the Salford end of the canal) and is hoped to be in operation around 2020.

As of 2011, the aqueduct is currently not in water.

See also

UK Waterways portal

• Canals of the United Kingdom
• History of the British canal system

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Clifton Aqueduct". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=211968. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 

External links

• Clifton Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website
• Clifton Aqueduct, Manchester, Bury & Bolton canal website
• Details from listed building database (211968) . Images of England. English Heritage.