Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 72 at Sj 8809 6266 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Bridge.

Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 72 at Sj 8809 6266

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Bridge
Address
Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 72 at Sj 8809 6266, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 880 626
Coordinates
53.16098, -2.17959
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge Number 72 on the Macclesfield Canal is an accommodation bridge built around 1827. It is constructed from sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. The bridge features an elliptical horseshoe arch made of voussoirs and a projecting keystone, along with an ashlar band below the parapet coping at the top of the parapet. The towpath is paved with setts, and there is a partially cobbled path leading up to the road, which includes steps. This bridge is part of a notable series of bridges and milestones along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 72 at Sj 8809 6266 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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