Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 61 at Sj 8899 6512 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 61 at Sj 8899 6512

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 61 at Sj 8899 6512, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 889 651
Coordinates
53.18303, -2.16628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal road bridge, known as Bridge Number 61, built around 1831 and designed by engineer William Crosley. It is constructed from coursed sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings. The bridge features a horseshoe or elliptical arch made of voussoirs, with a prominent keystone that rises to a chamfered band just below the parapet. The walls of the bridge end in squared piers, and the parapet has coping. There are 20th-century stone steps nearby, which include timber balustrading. A pipeline runs across the west face of the bridge. The vault displays fine tooling. This bridge is part of a series of notable bridges and milestones along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Bridge Number 61 at Sj 8899 6512 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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