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Access to the Holiday Inn at Ellesmere Port requires traversing this swing bridge over the canal lock into the docks. A notable feature is the pointless arc of brickwork on the floor beyond the balance beam and running behind the lamp.

A prominent landmark in Ellesmere Port is this concrete water tower at the Bridgewater paper mill site. The mill is long gone but the tower remains due to the aerials attached to it.

The dry dock in the former Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company maintenance yard at Ellesmere dates from 1806. As well as for boat maintenance it was used as a gauging dock to establish the draught of boats with various weights of cargo so that the correct tolls could be allocated. Along with the rest of the maintenance yard it remains in use and is listed Grade II*.