Lune Aqueduct, Lancaster

Name: Lune Aqueduct
Address: Lancaster Canal, Lancaster, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Lancaster

Bridge, View point, Boat or ferry, Canal

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The Lune Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune, on the east side of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It was completed in 1797 at a total cost of £48,320 18s 10d. It is a Grade I listed building. ()

Opened: 1797 (227 years ago)Coordinates: 54°4'6"N, 2°47'22"W

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Lancaster CanalLancaster United Kingdom

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Lune Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lancaster Priory, Lancaster Maritime Museum, Greyhound Bridge, Carlisle Bridge.

1.4 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
Lancaster Priory, Lancaster
36 min walk • Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is located near Lancaster Castle and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building. It is in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn.
1.2 miSW
Museum, Military museum
Lancaster Maritime Museum, Lancaster
31 min walk • The Custom House, Lancaster is a grade II* listed building located on St Georges Quay, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The architect was Richard Gillow of the Gillow furniture making family. Designed in 1764 for the Port Commissioners, it was used for its original purpose until 1882 when the Customs were transferred to Barrow-in-Furness.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Greyhound Bridge, Lancaster
31 min walk • The Greyhound Bridge is a road-connection spanning the River Lune as it runs through Lancaster, England. It serves as the primary route northwards, on account of a one-way system that directs all southbound traffic over Skerton Bridge.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster
32 min walk • The Carlisle Bridge is the main railway bridge crossing the River Lune at Lancaster, Lancashire, England, carrying the West Coast Main Line over three 120-foot spans.
0.4 miW
Canal
Lancaster Canal, Lancaster
12 min walk • The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Lune Millennium Bridge, Lancaster
32 min walk • The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. It was designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000. The bridge forms a "Y"-shape in plan to connect one bank both to a viaduct and adjacent quay.
1 miS
Bridge
Skerton Bridge, Lancaster
26 min walk • Skerton Bridge is a road bridge carrying the southbound lanes of the A6 road over the River Lune in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Skerton, Lancaster
17 min walk • Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.
0.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Bulk, Lancaster
18 min walk • Bulk is an area of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was formerly a township and a civil parish. The placename Bulke was recorded in 1346. The manor of Neuton was recorded in this area in the Domesday Book but by 1318 Newton was described as a hamlet within Bulk.
1.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Lune Road Ground, Lancaster
39 min walk • Lune Road Ground is a cricket ground in Lancaster, Lancashire. The ground is situated on the bank of the River Lune. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1907, when the Lancashire Second XI played Durham in the Minor Counties Championship.