Bridgewater Canal Basin at Potato Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. Canal basin. 5 related planning applications.

Bridgewater Canal Basin at Potato Wharf

WRENN ID
roaming-flint-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1994
Type
Canal basin
Address
Bridgewater Canal Basin at Potato Wharf, M3 4LA
OS grid reference
SJ 829 976
Coordinates
53.47508, -2.25904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bridgewater Canal basin at Potato Wharf in Manchester is a canal basin likely constructed between 1760 and 1765 by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater. It branches off the north side of the Bridgewater Canal near the Castlefield terminus and is lined with stone blocks. This canal basin is part of a group that includes the circular overflow basin to the east, known as Giant's Basin, and the Castlefield Railway Viaduct.

Local climate

Bridgewater Canal Basin at Potato Wharf 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 81% 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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