Macclesfield Canal, Canal Milestone at Sj 924 719, South of Bridge Number 43 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1994. Milestone.
Macclesfield Canal, Canal Milestone at Sj 924 719, South of Bridge Number 43
- WRENN ID
- swift-bracket-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1994
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SJ 924 719
- Coordinates
- 53.2444, -2.11404
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The canal milestone, located south of Bridge Number 43 on the Macclesfield Canal, dates from around 1831. It is made of roughly hewn stone and features a shaped block with a segmentally-arched head. The front of the milestone is inscribed with the words 'From Marple 12 miles', while the reverse side contains an inscription that is partially illegible, stating 'From Hall Green [illegible] miles'.
Local climate
Macclesfield Canal, Canal Milestone at Sj 924 719, South of Bridge Number 43 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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