Bridge Over Leeds to Liverpool Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1997. Bridge.

Bridge Over Leeds to Liverpool Canal

WRENN ID
eastward-newel-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 November 1997
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over Leeds to Liverpool Canal, Colne Road
OS grid reference
SD 842 333
Coordinates
53.79639, -2.24028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the Leeds to Liverpool Canal is a public road bridge located on Colne Road in Burnley. It was built around 1790 to 1796, designed by engineer Robert Whitworth, and was widened between 1862 and 1871. The bridge is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and features a semi-elliptical arch made of rusticated voussoirs, along with a plain band and a parapet that has ridged coping. Originally, the bridge was approximately 8 meters wide, but it was widened to about 12 meters by adding to the east side in a matching style, although the upper part of this addition is now covered by a footway.

Local climate

Bridge Over Leeds to Liverpool Canal sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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