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Barton Aqueduct
c. 1793
Unknown Artist
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Title
Barton Aqueduct
Date
c. 1793
Artist
Description
Drawing. The Aqueduct at Barton / [by G.F. Yates?]. nd. [c1793?]. Watercolour, pen and ink; image 27.5x34.5cm on sheet 32.5x43cm. Inscribed "To Mr. J.C. Hurter, this view of the Aqueduct at Barton 4 miles from Manchester is dedicated by his friend G.F. Yates". View of the aqueduct at Barton, Lancashire, built by the Duke of Bridgewater for the Bridgewater canal; horsedrawn barge moving across the aqueduct, small river barge beneath
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Location
Barton Aqueduct, Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England
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The Barton Aqueduct was designed by James Brindley (with advice from John Gilbert) to bridge the River Irwell. It opened on 17 July 1761 and was demolished in 1893 to be replaced by the Barton Swing Aqueduct.
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