Northgate Bridge No 123G
Northgate Bridge No 123G carries the road from Port Talbot to Basildon over the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) near to Newcastle-under-Lyme Boat Lift.
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Chester Ring Road Bridge No 123D | 3 furlongs | |
| Cow Lane Bridge Winding Hole | 2 furlongs | |
| Lock Keeper PH | 2 furlongs | |
| Cow Lane Bridge No 123E | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Northgate Visitor Moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| Northgate Bridge No 123G | ||
| Bridge of Sighs No 123H | a few yards | |
| St Martin's Way Bridge No 123J | 1 furlong | |
| Northgate Staircase Locks Nos 41 to 43 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Northgate Railway Bridge No 123K | 1½ furlongs | |
| Former Route to River Dee | 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Northgate Bridge, Chester. Northgate Bridge carries Northgate Street over the Shropshire Union Canal in Chester. See [[[4997841]]]The fine building on the opposite side of the street with the copper-domed cupola is the Grade II* listed https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375966 Bluecoat School by Rob Farrow – 04 June 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/99/78/4997844_79f5cb8b_120x120.jpg)






![Millennium Festival Trail: Blue Coat School - No 37. The Chester Millennium Festival Trail is a route that was created in the year 2000, and which winds through the city passing 40 buildings of architectural interest. This marker is named BLUE COAT SCHOOL and is No 37. It is set into the pavement in Northgate Street in front of the building. The Blue Coat was a charity school for poor boys, which was built in 1717, and was the first such school outside London. The next plaque on the trail is: [[674242]] by John S Turner – 01 February 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/67/42/674248_3e38df7d_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge of Sighs [2]. Information plaque on Northgate Bridge. See [[4536297]] by Michael Dibb – 06 June 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/53/63/4536308_ecfbc31c_120x120.jpg)



![The Northgate inscription - south side. The Northgate carries the city wall over Northgate Street. This south facing inscription reads:INCHOATA GULIELMO NEWELL ARM. MAI. A.D. MDCCCVIII. PERFECTA THOMA GROSVENOR ARM. MAI. A.D. MDCCCX. THOMA HARRISON ARCHITECTO.I suggest a rough translation is:Begun by William Newell in 1808. Completed by Thomas Grosvenor in 1810.Thomas Harrison Architect.See also the other side of the bridge [[749836]] by John S Turner – 01 April 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/74/77/747705_53d923a0_120x120.jpg)
![Benchmark on the Northgate. This benchmark is on the west face of the eastern side of the Northgate. See also [[1356884]] by John S Turner – 10 June 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/35/68/1356888_8ebd6a62_120x120.jpg)
![The Northgate inscription - north side. The Northgate carries the city wall over Northgate Street. This north facing inscription reads:PORTAM SEPTENTRIONALEM SVBSTRVCTAM A ROMANIS VETVSTATE JAM DILAPSVRAMIMPENSIS SVIS AB INTEGRO RESTITVENDAM CVRAVIT ROBERTUS COMES GROSVENOR.A.R. GEORGII TERTII LIAlthough I can't translate the inscription I believe the gist is that this northern gate was built on the dilapidated remains of the Roman one at the expense of Lord Robert Grosvenor in the 51st year of George III. That year would equate to 1810, which agrees with the inscription on the southern side of the gate. See also [[747705]] by John S Turner – 03 April 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/74/98/749836_c99da79e_120x120.jpg)


![Northgate [2]. Designed by Thomas Harrison and built in 1810, the archway replaced a mediaeval gatehouse. Listed, grade I, details are at: http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1376370 by Michael Dibb – 06 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/53/62/4536283_af44f782_120x120.jpg)

![Northgate [1]. Designed by Thomas Harrison and built in 1810, the archway replaced a mediaeval gatehouse. Listed, grade I, details are at: http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1376370 by Michael Dibb – 06 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/53/55/4535525_83a6f3e6_120x120.jpg)





