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Airfields/Hangers
Amusement Structures
Aqueducts
Pont Y Cafnau,
River Taff, near Cyfartha ironworks site, Merthyr Tydfil ...
1793
Chirk Aqueduct,
River Ceiriog, south west of Chirk, Wrexham/Shropshire border ...
1796 - 1801
Beam Aqueduct,
downstream of Great Torrington, Devon ...
11 August 1824
Thirlmere Aqueduct,
Straining Well, Lake Thirlmere, Cumbria to Prestwich Reservoir, Manchester ...
1890 - 12th October 1894
Haweswater Aqueduct,
starting at the southern end of Haweswater Reservoir, Cumbria ...
1934 - 1941, 1948 - 1955, 1971 - 1972, 1976
Aviaries/Enclosures
Birthplaces
Breakwaters
Bridges
Eadsford Bridge,
River Ribble, west of Clitheroe, Lancashire ...
original possibly 1339
Paythorne Bridge,
River Ribble, Paythorne, Lancashire ...
original possibly 14th century
Whalley Bridge,
River Calder, Whalley, Lancashire ...
original possibly 14th century
Wakerley Bridge,
River Welland, Wakerley, Northamptonshire ...
14th century
Respryn Bridge,
River Fowey, south west of Bodmin, Cornwall ...
15th century
Eamont Bridge,
River Eamont, Penrith, Cumbria ...
possibly 1425, possibly 16th century
Twizel Bridge,
Twizel, near Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland ...
circa 1500
Straight Bridge,
River Rawthey, A683, east of Sedbergh, Cumbria ...
possibly 16th century
Newby Bridge,
River Leven, Newby Bridge, Cumbria ...
circa 1577
Crook of Lune Bridge,
River Lune, Beck Foot, northwest of Sedburgh, Cumbria ...
possibly 16th century
Loyn Bridge,
River Lune, north of Hornby, Lancashire ...
after 1591
Rawthey Bridge,
River Rawthey, A683, northeast of Sedbergh, Cumbria ...
after 1614
Middleton Bridge,
River Rawthey, 4km southwest of Sedbergh, Cumbria ...
possibly 1670
Causey Arch,
Causey Burn, east of Tanfield, County Durham ...
1725-6
Perth Bridge,
River Tay, Perth, Perth and Kinross ...
1766-1771
Iron Bridge,
River Severn, Ironbridge, Shropshire ...
1779 - 1 January 1781
Grindleton Bridge,
River Ribble, Grindleton, Lancashire ...
original 18th century, 1934 - 1935
Dunsop Bridge,
River Dunsop, Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire ...
late 18th century
Newton Bridge,
River Hodder, Newton, Lancashire ...
late 18th century
Sawley Bridge,
River Ribble, Sawley, Lancashire ...
possibly late 18th century
Union Bridge,
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland ...
August 1819
Bradford Bridge,
River Ribble, West Bradford, Lancashire ...
possibly early 19th century
Musgrave Bridge,
River Eden, B6259, southwest of Great Musgrave, Cumbria ...
1825
Over Bridge,
River Severn, west of Gloucester ...
1826 - 1828
Mythe Bridge,
River Severn, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire ...
1824 - 12th May 1826
Morpeth Bridge,
River Wansbeck, Morpeth, Northumberland ...
1829 - 1831
Whorlton Bridge,
River Tees, Whorlton, County Durham ...
19th August 1830 - July 1831
Royal Border Bridge,
River Tweed, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland ...
July 1845 - 29th August 1850
Barnes Rail Bridge,
River Thames, Barnes, London ...
1846 - 22nd August 1849, 1891 - 6th June 1895
Clough Heads Bridge,
Clough Heads Brook, near Bleasdale, Lancashire ...
17th August 1858 - 1859
Victoria Bridge,
River Severn, Upper Arley, Shropshire ...
31st January 1861
Albert Bridge,
River Thames, Chelsea, London ...
1870 - 3rd December 1873
Tower Bridge,
River Thames, beside the Tower of London ...
April 1886 - 30th June 1894
Greyhound Bridge,
River Lune, Lancaster, Lancashire ...
1910 - 28th October 1911
Keadby Bridge,
River Trent, west of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire ...
1916
Runcorn Bridge,
River Mersey, Runcorn to Widnes, Cheshire ...
April 1956 - July 1961
Buildings
Bage's Mill,
Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire ...
1796 - August 1797
Glass Cone,
Lemington, Tyne and Wear ...
not known
Victoria Tower,
Salisbury Dock river entrance, Port of Liverpool, Merseyside ...
1844 - 4th August 1848
Frome Station roof,
Station Approach, off Walbridge, Frome, Somerset ...
opened 7th October 1850
Preston Market Hall,
Lancaster Road and Market Street, Preston, Lancashire ...
16th February 1870 - 1875
Air & Space Hall,
Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester ...
1877 - 1878
Blackpool Tower,
The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire ...
29th September 1891 - May 1894
Tulketh Mill,
Balcarres Road, Ashton, Preston, Lancashire ...
1905
Ron Arad ,
Kentish Town, London ...
1991
Millennium Dome,
Greenwich peninsula, London ...
23rd June 1997 - 22 June 1998
Canals
Castles
Pendennis Castle,
Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall ...
October 1540 - circa 1545, 1595 - 1600 and onwards
Cathedrals
Churches
Coast Protection works
Hodbarrow Sea Defences,
Duddon Sands, near Millom, Cumbria ...
pre 1884, 1888-90, 27th April 1900 - April 1905
Dams/Reservoirs
Bottoms Dam,
Langley, near Macclesfield, Chesire ...
circa 1850
Abbeystead Dam,
River Wyre, southwest of Abbeystead, Lancashire ...
1878 - 1881
Cowm Dam,
Whitworth, Lancashire ...
1867 - 1886
Howden Dam,
Derwent Valley, Derbyshire ...
1901 - 1912
Tan-y-Grisiau Dam,
Tan-y-Grisiau Reservoir, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd ...
1957 - March 1963
Dove Stone Dam,
8km east of Oldham, Greater Manchester ...
1960 - 6th October 1966
Windscar Dam,
River Don, Peak District, South Yorkshire ...
1972 - 1975
Docks/Slipways
Fleetwood Docks,
Fleetwood, Lancashire ...
1840 - 1846, 1869 - 1877, 1906 - 1908, 1972
Brentford Dock,
south of High Street, Brentford, London ...
1855 - 1859
Albert Edward Dock,
Watery Lane, Preston, Lancashire ...
11th October 1884 - 25th June 1892
Drainage system
Hillcarr Sough,
west of River Derwent, Darley Dale, Derbyshire ...
1766 - 1787 and later
Nent Force Level,
along the River Nent between Alston and Nenthead, Cumbria ...
1776, 1777, 1810, 1842
Earthworks/Fortifications
Maiden Castle,
near Winterborne Monkton, Dorset ...
circa 3000 BC onwards
Edinshall Fort,
Cockburn Law, north of Duns, Scottish Borders ...
circa 2 AD
Factories/Industrial Plants
ferries
Flood Prevention
Furnaces
Graves/Memorials
Harbours
Homes of Engineers
Industrial Machinery