Rochdale Canal Towpath Footbridge and Associated Ramps Opposite Brownsfield Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. Footbridge. 1 related planning application.

Rochdale Canal Towpath Footbridge and Associated Ramps Opposite Brownsfield Mill

WRENN ID
graven-moat-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1994
Type
Footbridge
OS grid reference
SJ 849 983
Coordinates
53.48206, -2.22874
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The towpath footbridge over the former branch of the Rochdale Canal, located opposite Brownsfield Mill, dates from around 1804. It features brick ramps at both the east and west ends, which have cobbled surfaces and stone slab outer walls with rounded tops. The wooden bridge has been rebuilt. This structure forms a group with Brownsfield Mill.

Local climate

Rochdale Canal Towpath Footbridge and Associated Ramps Opposite Brownsfield Mill 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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