Name |
Remains |
Location |
Date |
Description |
Anderton Boat Lift |
Boat lift |
Anderton 53°16′22″N 2°31′50″W / 53.2727°N 2.5305°W / 53.2727; -2.5305 (Anderton Boat Lift) |
1875 |
An electrical lift to raise and lower boats between the Weaver Navigation and the Trent and Mersey Canal.[3][4][5] |
Armada Beacon |
Mound of earth and stone |
Alderley Edge 53°17′45″N 2°12′45″W / 53.2959°N 2.2126°W / 53.2959; -2.2126 (Armada Beacon) |
16th century |
The foundations of the platform for one of a series of beacons in response to the threat of invasion. The beacon was restored in 1779 and blown down in 1931.[6][7][8] |
Aston dovecote |
Dovecote |
Aston 53°17′51″N 2°40′19″W / 53.2974°N 2.6719°W / 53.2974; -2.6719 (Aston dovecote) |
1691 |
A dovecote on the site of Aston Old Hall. One of the few double dovecotes in England, now without a roof or dividing wall.[9][10][11] |
Bank Quay Transporter Bridge |
Transporter bridge |
Warrington 53°22′56″N 2°36′33″W / 53.3821°N 2.6091°W / 53.3821; -2.6091 (Bank Quay Transporter Bridge) |
1913–15 |
This a disused transporter bridge within the works of Joseph Crosfield and Sons. It is also a Grade II* listed building.[12][13][14][15] |
Beeston lock |
Canal lock |
Beeston 53°08′03″N 2°40′06″W / 53.1343°N 2.6682°W / 53.1343; -2.6682 (Beeston lock) |
1827–28 |
A unique cast iron lock designed by Thomas Telford on the Shropshire Union Canal.[16][17] |
Bunbury locks |
Canal locks |
Bunbury 53°07′37″N 2°37′56″W / 53.1269°N 2.6323°W / 53.1269; -2.6323 (Bunbury locks) |
1775–79 |
Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, with the associated bridge and stables. The locks are also listed at Grade II*.[18][19][20][21] |
Burton Manor icehouse |
Icehouse |
Burton 53°15′33″N 3°01′43″W / 53.2591°N 3.0287°W / 53.2591; -3.0287 (Burton Manor icehouse) |
Early 19th century |
An ice house in the grounds of Burton Manor. It is cut in rock and has gas lighting and a food preparation area, which are both unusual features.[22][23][24] |
Crossley (or Colleymill) Bridge |
Bridge |
Congleton 53°11′21″N 2°09′50″W / 53.1892°N 2.1640°W / 53.1892; -2.1640 (Crossley (or Colleymill) Bridge) |
17th–18th century |
A two-arched stone bridge carrying the A54 road over the River Dane. It is also listed at Grade II.[25][26][27][28] |
Danebower colliery chimney |
Stone chimney |
Wildboarclough 53°13′36″N 1°59′14″W / 53.2266°N 1.9871°W / 53.2266; -1.9871 (Danebower colliery chimney) |
Early 19th century |
A stone chimney for ventilation of the colliery.[29][30][31] |
Daresbury |
Mersey flat |
Sutton 53°18′04″N 2°41′20″W / 53.30109°N 2.68885°W / 53.30109; -2.68885 (Daresbury) |
18th century |
The remains of the only known Mersey flat dating from before 1840.[32] |
Gawsworth Old Hall |
Earthworks, walls |
Gawsworth 53°13′21″N 2°09′53″W / 53.2226°N 2.1647°W / 53.2226; -2.1647 (Gawsworth Old Hall) |
Post-medieval |
The remains of an Elizabethan garden and five ornamental pools that were probably constructed by Sir Edward Fitton III for open air entertainment.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] |
Great Moreton Hall icehouse tower |
Tower |
Moreton cum Alcumlow 53°07′58″N 2°14′23″W / 53.1327°N 2.2396°W / 53.1327; -2.2396 (Great Moreton Hall icehouse tower) |
1841 |
This consists of a castellated tower over a tunnel leading to an icehouse. It is also listed at Grade II.[42][43][44][45] |
Hale Duck Decoy |
Duck decoy |
Hale 53°20′19″N 2°47′07″W / 53.3385°N 2.7853°W / 53.3385; -2.7853 (Hale Duck Decoy) |
17th century |
A pentagonal ditched enclosure containing a central pond and five curving arms. It has been restored as a nature reserve.[46][47][48][49] |
Huntington Hall |
Bridge and causeway |
Huntington 53°09′54″N 2°52′10″W / 53.1651°N 2.8694°W / 53.1651; -2.8694 (Huntington Hall) |
Post-medieval |
Sandstone bridge and causeway leading to platform for former moated manor house or grange.[50][51][52] |
Jodrell Bank dovecote and pigsty |
Brick building |
Twemlow 53°13′43″N 2°18′20″W / 53.2286°N 2.3056°W / 53.2286; -2.3056 (Jodrell Bank dovecote and pigsty) |
Late 17th century |
A three-storey brick structure of which the lowest storey is a pigsty and the upper two storeys constitute a dovecote.[53][54][55] |
Kinderton Hall gardens |
Earthworks |
Kinderton 53°11′58″N 2°26′21″W / 53.1995°N 2.4392°W / 53.1995; -2.4392 (Kinderton Hall gardens) |
Post-medieval |
Earthworks of a former formal garden to the west of the medieval moat, including a prospect mound.[56][57][58] |
Lion Salt Works |
Salt works |
Marston 53°16′31″N 2°29′42″W / 53.2753°N 2.4949°W / 53.2753; -2.4949 (Lion Salt Works) |
1842 |
An open pan salt works in operation until 1986. It is now a museum and some of the surviving buildings are also listed at Grade II.[59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66] |
Lymm Hall cockpits |
Cockpits |
Lymm 53°22′45″N 2°28′37″W / 53.3793°N 2.4769°W / 53.3793; -2.4769 (Lymm Hall cockpits) |
17th century |
Two well-preserved but overgrown cockpits built in sandstone rubble and earth.[67][68][69] |
Marton Grange |
Earthworks and a stone |
Marton 53°12′13″N 2°33′58″W / 53.2036°N 2.5662°W / 53.2036; -2.5662 (Marton Grange) |
Post-Medieval |
A former manor house which was demolished in 1848. The site was previously occupied by a medieval monastic grange. The monument also includes the sandstone socket stone which was previously the base of a cross.[70][71][72] |
Murgatroyd brine shaft |
Underground mine shaft |
Middlewich 53°11′25″N 2°26′09″W / 53.1903°N 2.4359°W / 53.1903; -2.4359 (Murgatroyd brine shaft) |
1889 |
A brine shaft dug by made which contains three 20th-century pumps.[73][74][75] |
Newbold Astbury churchyard cross |
Stone structure |
Newbold Astbury 53°09′02″N 2°13′53″W / 53.1505°N 2.2315°W / 53.1505; -2.2315 (Newbold Astbury cross) |
16th century |
This consists of an octagonal gritstone cross base forming two steps up to a base block which is also octagonal to which a later shaft has been added. It stands in St Mary's churchyard and is listed at Grade II.[76][77][78][79] |
Norley anti-aircraft battery |
Foundations and buildings |
Norley 53°17′53″N 2°20′48″W / 53.2981°N 2.3467°W / 53.2981; -2.3467 (Norley anti-aircraft battery) |
c. 1950 |
The foundations of housing for four heavy anti-aircraft guns, a reinforced concrete generator, the gunshed building and the command post.[80][81][82] |
Over churchyard cross |
Stone structure |
Over 53°10′54″N 2°31′29″W / 53.1816°N 2.5248°W / 53.1816; -2.5248 (Over churchyard cross) |
c. 1543 |
A yellow sandstone stepped octagonal base with the lower section of a shaft which has been truncated to form a sundial. It stands in St Chad's churchyard and is listed at Grade II.[83][84][85] |
Overton |
Earthworks |
Overton 53°01′46″N 2°47′14″W / 53.0294°N 2.7872°W / 53.0294; -2.7872 (Overton) |
Medieval and post-medieval |
Platforms for buildings, hollow ways and ridge and furrow cultivation remains suggest a deserted village.[86][87][88] |
Pickett-Hamilton fort |
Underground workings |
Burtonwood 53°24′33″N 2°39′15″W / 53.4091°N 2.6541°W / 53.4091; -2.6541 (Pickett-Hamilton fort) |
1940–41 |
The underground remains of a former USAAF fort with rusted items, including hydraulic jacks, which lie under a circular concrete slab.[89][90][91] |
Poynton Hall icehouse |
Brick structure |
Poynton 53°21′17″N 2°06′27″W / 53.3548°N 2.1074°W / 53.3548; -2.1074 (Poynton Hall icehouse) |
c. 1758 |
Built from local sandstone, most of the icehouse is below ground level. It is listed at Grade II.[92][93][94][95] |
Puddington anti-aircraft gunsite |
Buildings |
Puddington 53°15′11″N 2°59′49″W / 53.2530°N 2.9970°W / 53.2530; -2.9970 (Puddington anti-aircraft gunsite) |
c. 1941 |
Remains of four gun pits, the command post and ruined ancillary buildings. Built in the Second World War to house heavy anti-aircraft guns.[96][97][98] |
RAF Cranage |
Airfield |
Cranage 53°13′35″N 2°24′33″W / 53.2263°N 2.4093°W / 53.2263; -2.4093 (RAF Cranage) |
1939 |
An airfield used by the RAF during the Second World War. Included are the Defence Headquarters, a gun pit, an aircrew sleeping shelter, and four pillboxes (three complete and one demolished).[99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107] |
Shocklach churchyard cross |
Stone structure |
Shocklach 53°02′45″N 2°50′57″W / 53.0458°N 2.8492°W / 53.0458; -2.8492 (Shocklach churchyard cross) |
Post-medieval |
This is in red sandstone and consists of three steps and a plinth with a partly restored shaft in St Edith's churchyard. It is listed at Grade II.[108][109][110][111] |
Sutton anti-aircraft gunsite |
Gun emplacements and buildings |
Sutton Weaver 53°18′32″N 2°40′42″W / 53.3090°N 2.6783°W / 53.3090; -2.6783 (Sutton anti-aircraft gunsite) |
1940 |
This was a heavy anti-aircraft gunsite built in the Second World War. The remains consist of five gun emplacements, the command post, two garages and a generator building.[112][113][114] |
Tilstone Hall gateway |
Ruin |
Tarporley 53°08′36″N 2°38′24″W / 53.1433°N 2.6399°W / 53.1433; -2.6399 (Tilstone Hall gateway) |
Late 16th/early 17th century |
The ruin of a gateway to a house which was demolished about 1740. It is also listed at Grade II.[115][116][117][118] |
West Mine Plant |
Industrial site |
Nether Alderley 53°17′39″N 2°12′40″W / 53.2942°N 2.2112°W / 53.2942; -2.2112 (West Mine Plant) |
19th century |
A mining complex in the mid-19th century producing and treating copper, lead and cobalt ores.[119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130] |
Wrenbury lifting bridge |
Bridge |
Wrenbury 53°01′41″N 2°36′46″W / 53.0281°N 2.6128°W / 53.0281; -2.6128 (Wrenbury lifting bridge) |
c. 1790 |
A wooden lifting bridge carrying a road over the Llangollen Canal designed by Thomas Telford. It is also listed at Grade II.[131][132][133][134] |