Cherryeye Bridge No. 53

The gothic arch of Cherry Eye Bridge is a splendid sight, but it is its name that gives a hint to this now tranquil region's industrial past. It is named after the red eye that the 18th-century iron workers suffered from dust particles thrown into the air by the various industrial processes.

In its 1730 heyday, the Churnet Valley's works produced an annual 150,000 tonnes of ironstone. The Consall Nature Park is full of vestiges from this booming era.

Cherryeye Bridge No 53, is an accommodation bridge and is Grade II listed.

The description given by British Listed Buildings is as follows;
'Canal road bridge, now redundant. Circa 1779. Coursed dressed and squared stone. Labelled, roughly 3-centred arch, flat-top parapet humped over span and slightly curved out at ends.

The Cherryeye bridge received its name on account of its use as an access route to a nearby ironstone mine (now disused) by the miners who on their return home had a distinctly cherryeye appearance from the ironstone dust.

The Caldon Canal was built to carry limestone from Caldon Low and was completed to Froghall by 1779.

First surveyed by James Brindley, succeeded by Henshaw and completed by John Rennie circa 1801

nice detail on a beautiful path