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    The Barton Aqueduct, opened on 17 July 1761, carried the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell at Barton-upon-Irwell, in the historic county of Lancashire...
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    The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across...
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    part of a surrounding conservation area. It runs parallel to the Barton Swing Aqueduct which carries the Bridgewater Canal. The bridge opens regularly...
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    the Barton Aqueduct. This most impressive feature of the canal carried the canal at an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) over the River Irwell at Barton. Brindley's...
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    home to Barton Swing Aqueduct, which carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. From the late 19th century, the road from Barton to Stretford...
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    trows. On the River Irwell there was reference to barges passing below Barton Aqueduct with their mast and sails standing. Barges on the Thames were called...
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    route, which to cross the Irwell would require the construction of an aqueduct at Barton-upon-Irwell. At the duke's behest, in January 1760 Brindley also travelled...
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    being renovated without providing a tunnel or aqueduct for canal traffic to pass. Barton Swing Aqueduct is a swing bridge that carries the Bridgewater...
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    followed by Mode Wheel lock. Lock 3 was at Barton-upon-Irwell, next to James Brindley's original Barton Aqueduct. The remains of the lock island appear to...
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    aqueduct is a category A listed building. The Barton Aqueduct of 1761, and subsequent canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom, used large quantities of...
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  • Barton Bridge or Barton Swing Bridge may refer to two bridges that cross the Manchester Ship Canal, in North West England: Barton Swing Aqueduct Barton...
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  • jurisdiction over (and responsibility for) all of the sites except for the Barton Swing Aqueduct, which is owned and operated by the Bridgewater Canal Company. In...
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    listed as a category B listed building in 1970. The Barton Aqueduct of 1761, and subsequent canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom, used large quantities of...
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    The Almond Aqueduct, also known as the Lin's Mill Aqueduct, is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Almond in Scotland, west...
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    boundary between Salford and Trafford, so one listed structure, Barton Swing Aqueduct, has been listed under both Salford and Trafford. Most of Greater...
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  • houses, churches, public houses, a hotel, a library, an aqueduct portal, and a war memorial. Barton aerodrome developed in the 1930s, and two surviving structures...
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    This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater...
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    The Clara Barton Parkway is a parkway in the U.S. state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The highway runs 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from MacArthur Boulevard...
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    Manchester. Landmarks along its route include the Barton Swing Aqueduct, the world's only swing aqueduct, and Trafford Park, the world's first planned industrial...
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  • the village of Barton and surrounding countryside. Running through it is the Lancaster Canal, and a bridge crossing it and an aqueduct are listed. The...
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    Barton. A stone aqueduct over the River Iwell dating from 1761 and designed by James Brindley was demolished and replaced by a new moveable aqueduct:...
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  • life of crime, or joined The Initiative. Here is a list of them: Ajaxis Aqueduct Batroc the Leaper Blacklash Bloodstrike The Beetles Gary Quinn Joaquim...
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    the first chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company and the Dundas Aqueduct was named after him. Lord Amesbury was twice married. His first wife, Anne...
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    included the Barton Swing Aqueduct (carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the Ship Canal) and a neighbouring swing bridge for road traffic at Barton. After the...
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    Hudson Stakes at Aqueduct to record his fourth win in 18 days. Less than two weeks later, he returned to win the Tremont Stakes at Aqueduct on July 5. He...
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    The Danny passing the Barton Swing Aqueduct...
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    outskirts of Shirley the brick-built Major's Green Aqueduct carries the canal 10m above Aqueduct Road and the River Cole. 270 yards (250 m) further south...
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    Road Aqueduct carries it over the A683 road. The aqueduct is relatively modern, having been built in 1961. Shortly afterwards comes the Lune Aqueduct, crossing...
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    stone in a classical style. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is an iron trough on tall stone piers. Barton Swing Aqueduct opens to let ships pass underneath on the...
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    longest continuous lock flights in the country. Barton Swing Aqueduct, the world's only swinging aqueduct, on the Bridgewater canal. The Anderton Boat Lift...
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