CONGLETON AQUEDUCT SJ868 622 N53o 9' 23.9" W2o 12' 5.3" nr. Crewe, Cheshire 1831 Thomas Telford
This is one of a trio of similar iron aqueducts that Telford designed with bold sweeping masonry abutments complementing the iron trough carrying the canal across a road: this one, the nearby Nantwich Aqueduct ,and the Stretton Aqueduct. In this case, it carries the Macclesfield Canal across Canal Street in Congleton.
To find the aqueduct, go into Congleton town center and at the Roundabout, take the road that goes between the Library and Morrison's uphill to Market Street. Take a left there. You will see the masonry tower of the town hall just ahead on your right in the next block. On your right across the street from the town hall is a small lane named Canal Street where you turn and go up the hill about ¾ of a mile to the aqueduct.
