Prestolee Aqueduct

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caption=The Bolton arm of the canal runs underneath the house at the very top of this image, and is accessed via a set of locks
name=Prestolee Aqueduct
location_town=Prestolee, Greater Manchester
location_country=England
map_type=Greater Manchester
latitude=53.5525
longitude=-2.376111
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completion_date=1790s
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Prestolee Aqueduct is a stone-built aqueduct in Prestolee in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The four-arch structure was constructed in the 1790s to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell. It is now preserved as a Grade II listed building. [cite web|title=Prestolee Aqueduct |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=210525 |publisher=Images of England |accessdate=2008-06-27]

The aqueduct is one of two remaining major structures on the canal, the other being the Clifton Aqueduct. A third major aqueduct, Damside Aqueduct, was demolished in the 1950s.

As of 2007, the aqueduct still carries water, although it is not currently navigable as adjoining sections of the canal are in need of restoration.

References

External links

* [http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/mbb/mbbc33.htm Prestolee Aqueduct on Pennine Waterways website]
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=h&q=United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&ll=53.552453,-2.3764&spn=0.001256,0.003583&z=19&om=1 Prestolee Aqueduct aerial photograph from Google Maps]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4864 Image of Prestolee Aqueduct on www.Geograph.org.uk]