Bridge
BARKER BRIDGE OVER THE BIRMINGHAM FAZELEY CANAL
A historic bridge of architectural or engineering significance.
This bridge is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II listed building, it is nationally important and of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it. It has been protected for 44 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Bridge
Listed Since
8 July 1982
List Entry
1219463
Nearby Development Sites
Ladywood Regeneration Initiative
5,200 homesnot-permissionedWarwick Barr Major Development Site
3,000 homesnot-permissionedMillennium Point and Environs
2,720 homesnot-permissionedCheapside Major Development Site
2,720 homesnot-permissionedGreat Lister Street and Windsor Street Area
2,538 homesnot-permissioned
Nearby Listed Buildings
LOCK KEEPERS TOLL OFFICE AT HEAD OF FARMERS BRIDGE LOCKS
NUMBER 7 LOCK, ASTON CANAL FLIGHT WITH FOOTBRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM/FAZELEY CANAL
PUBLIC TOILETS BUILT INTO SNOWHILL RAILWAY BRIDGE ARCH, CORNER LIVERY STREET AND LIONEL STREET
ROVING BRIDGE AT ASTON JUNCTION, ON THE BIRMINGHAM FAZELEY CANAL
Roving bridge at north-east end of Aston No 1 Lock, on the Birmingham/Fazeley Canal
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)