Boundary Wall to Rochdale Canal Between Princess Street and Sackville Street Rochdale Canal Boundary Wall to Canal Street Between Princess Street and Sackville Street is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. Boundary wall. 1 related planning application.

Boundary Wall to Rochdale Canal Between Princess Street and Sackville Street Rochdale Canal Boundary Wall to Canal Street Between Princess Street and Sackville Street

WRENN ID
iron-corridor-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1994
Type
Boundary wall
OS grid reference
SJ 843 977
Coordinates
53.47653, -2.23759
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall to the Rochdale Canal, located between Princess Street and Sackville Street in Manchester, dates back to 1804. This wall separates the canal from the street and served as a towpath in this area. It is constructed from millstone grit slabs that have a rounded top.

Local climate

Boundary Wall to Rochdale Canal Between Princess Street and Sackville Street Rochdale Canal Boundary Wall to Canal Street Between Princess Street and Sackville Street sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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