Ashton Canal Towpath Bridge Over Junction with Islington Branch Canal West of Lock Number 2 is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Ashton Canal Towpath Bridge Over Junction with Islington Branch Canal West of Lock Number 2

WRENN ID
wild-grate-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1994
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SJ 853 982
Coordinates
53.48059, -2.22228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ashton Canal Towpath Bridge, located over the junction with the Islington Branch Canal west of Lock Number 2, dates from around 1800 and has been altered. It is constructed of red brick in English garden wall bond, featuring sandstone dressings. The bridge has an elliptical arch with a keystone and a stone band, along with a parapet that has rounded stone coping, which curves outward at the ends and meets the ground. The deck is cobbled. This bridge is part of a group that includes the Lock-keeper's cottage to the east and Lock Number 2 beyond that.

Local climate

Ashton Canal Towpath Bridge Over Junction with Islington Branch Canal West of Lock Number 2 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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