Macclesfield Canal Dane Aqueduct is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Aqueduct.

Macclesfield Canal Dane Aqueduct

WRENN ID
scattered-stair-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
Aqueduct
Address
Macclesfield Canal Dane Aqueduct, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 906 652
Coordinates
53.18446, -2.14152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dane Aqueduct, built around 1830, is a canal aqueduct that spans the River Dane and was engineered by William Crosley. Constructed of reddish ashlar sandstone, it features cast iron railings on its abutments. The aqueduct has a semi-circular arch with a span of about 35 feet, supported by rendered masonry, imposts, and voussoirs. Flanking the arch are moulded pilasters that are overlapped by raking buttresses. There are moulded string courses positioned just above the arch and at the level of the towpath. The stone parapets have square copings, with stone blocks placed above the pilasters. The curved abutments are topped with square copings and railings that include square arrowhead-capped elements between urn-capped main balusters. The overall height of the aqueduct is approximately 45 feet.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Dane Aqueduct 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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