Macclesfield Canal, Bridge Number 52 at SJ 9074 6800 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 52 at SJ 9074 6800

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Bridge
Address
Macclesfield Canal, Bridge Number 52 at SJ 9074 6800, Gawsworth
OS grid reference
SJ 907 680
Coordinates
53.20903, -2.14008
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge Number 52 on the Macclesfield Canal is a canal bridge built around 1830 by engineer William Crosley. It is constructed from coursed sandstone blocks with coursed rubble used for the parapet, and features ashlar dressings. The bridge has a horseshoe elliptical arch made of voussoirs, with a prominent keystone that rises to a chamfered band at deck level. The battered walls end in squared piers, which are currently damaged, and there is coping on the parapet. Notably, the bridge vault displays fine tooling. This bridge is part of a series of impressive bridges and mileposts along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal, Bridge Number 52 at SJ 9074 6800 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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