Macclesfield Canal stone fence posts south of Bridge No. 72 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 2013. A Victorian Fence posts.

Macclesfield Canal stone fence posts south of Bridge No. 72

WRENN ID
sacred-stone-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 April 2013
Type
Fence posts
Period
Victorian
Address
Macclesfield Canal stone fence posts south of Bridge No. 72, Congleston, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 879 624
Coordinates
53.15898, -2.18114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The canal fence posts, dating from around 1840, are situated alongside the Macclesfield Canal. They are made of local sandstone and consist of roughly-hewn, tapered slabs. There are 38 visible posts, each approximately 1 to 1.5 metres high, with two railing slots pierced through each one. While a few posts show damage at the top, most remain intact. The posts are evenly spaced along the towpath on the north-west side of the canal, although some posts in the line are missing. The canal runs on a high embankment over Dane-in-Shaw Brook, opposite the Dane-in-Shaw railway viaduct.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal stone fence posts south of Bridge No. 72 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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