The Lune Aqueduct that stands to the east of the city of Lancaster is a striking example of 18th Century engineering.
The structure carries the Lancaster Canal over the Lune River and is still navigable by boat today.
Though it was quiet and autumnal during my last visit when these pictures were taken, I have also seen the towpath busy with walkers and cyclists while the water reflects the blue of a late May sky.
I was surprised to learn that there are still tens of aqueducts standing in the UK. This is the first one I’ve consciously seen and photographed so I had previously thought they might be a lot rarer than that.
Still, I’m not sorry to learn there are plenty more of its kind to visit (and photograph). There is something almost otherworldly about these water highways of the sky.
The full Historic England record for this structure can be found here.