Macclesfield Canal Biddulph Valley Aqueduct at Sj 8801 6245 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Aqueduct.

Macclesfield Canal Biddulph Valley Aqueduct at Sj 8801 6245

WRENN ID
strange-pier-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Aqueduct
Address
Macclesfield Canal Biddulph Valley Aqueduct at Sj 8801 6245, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 880 625
Coordinates
53.15986, -2.18001
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Biddulph Valley Aqueduct, built around 1830 by William Crosley, is an aqueduct that spans a mineral railway. It features sandstone abutments made of rock masonry and a cast iron trough, with some brickwork present. The cast iron trough is flanked by brick skew vaulting to the arch, while the outer faces of the aqueduct are constructed from rock masonry. The single round-headed arch over the mineral railway line is made of voussoirs, with a raised keystone that connects to a plain ashlar band at deck level. The embankment walls are curved, and the coping is made of rough rock masonry. Setts are still visible on the towpath, and there are gates set within the stone coping on the canal sides.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Biddulph Valley Aqueduct at Sj 8801 6245 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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