The Bridgewater Canal Grantham's Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Bridge.

The Bridgewater Canal Grantham's Bridge

WRENN ID
odd-copper-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
The Bridgewater Canal Grantham's Bridge, Stage Lane, Lymm
OS grid reference
SJ 701 874
Coordinates
53.38278, -2.44992
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grantham's Bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, built around 1770 by James Brindley. It is constructed of old red brick and features a deep segmental arch made of brick, resting on stone springers, which is complemented by a plain stone band. The bridge has battered curved abutments and brick parapets topped with plain stone copings.

Local climate

The Bridgewater Canal Grantham's Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% 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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