Leeds Liverpool Canal, Canal Aqueduct Over River Douglas at Sd 599 124 is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1984. Aqueduct.
Leeds Liverpool Canal, Canal Aqueduct Over River Douglas at Sd 599 124
- WRENN ID
- first-chancel-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1984
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Address
- Leeds Liverpool Canal, Canal Aqueduct Over River Douglas at Sd 599 124, Adlington, Chorley
- OS grid reference
- SD 599 124
- Coordinates
- 53.60673, -2.60632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The canal aqueduct over the River Douglas, built around 1800, is likely the work of John Rennie. It is constructed from stone and features a single span that is approximately 40 feet high, supported by a semicircular arch with plain voussoirs and a parapet. The side walls and concave abutments are rusticated and include a moulded cornice. The sloped retaining walls of the embankment are made of plain tooled stone blocks.
Local climate
Leeds Liverpool Canal, Canal Aqueduct Over River Douglas at Sd 599 124 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% 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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