Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost South of North Entrance to Preston Brook Tunnel at Sj 5705 7987 is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1994. Canal infrastructure.
Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost South of North Entrance to Preston Brook Tunnel at Sj 5705 7987
- WRENN ID
- strange-porch-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 July 1994
- Type
- Canal infrastructure
- OS grid reference
- SJ 570 798
- Coordinates
- 53.31427, -2.64612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This canal milepost, located south of the north entrance to the Preston Brook Tunnel, is dated "R & D Stone 1819" on its shaft. It is made of cast iron and painted black and white. The post is circular with a moulded head and features embossed letters on two convex tablets that read: "Shardlow 92 miles" and "Preston Brook". The Trent and Mersey Canal, which this milepost is associated with, was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost South of North Entrance to Preston Brook Tunnel at Sj 5705 7987 receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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