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

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

WRENN ID
forbidden-cloister-wind
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 843 978
Coordinates
53.4772, -2.23652
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

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

Local climate

Rochdale Canal Boundary Wall to Canal Between Sackville Street and Chorlton 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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