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Goyt Aqueduct
Hob Uid: 78557
Location : Stockport Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SJ9552090050
Summary : Canal aqueduct on Peak Forest Canal, built between 1794 and 1801. One of the major aqueducts of the region, nearly 30m high and comprising three wide spans.
More information : (SJ 95529005) Aqueduct (NAT). (1) Goyt Aqueduct, canal aqueduct on Peak Forest Canal over River Goyt. Built between 1794 and 1801. Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown engineers. Ashlar, dressed and rock faced stone. Three wide spans nearly 30m high. An outstanding piece of engineering and design on a monumental scale. Grade I (for full description see list). (2) One of the major aqueducts of the region, 309ft/94m long and 100ft/30m above the river. (3) SJ 955901. Scheduled as Marple Aqueduct, SAM No. GM 15. (4)

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Source details : OS 1:10000 1977
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Source details : DOE (HHR) Borough of Stockport (Marple) Gtr Mches 11th Oct 1985 69
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Source details : The Indust Arch of NW Eng 1982 115 (O Ashmore)
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Source details : English Heritage SAM List Greater Manchester 31.12.87 9
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1801
Monument Start Date : 1794
Monument Type : Aqueduct
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : GM 15
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 99 SE 10
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