Boundary Wall to Manchester Road Canal Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1992. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall to Manchester Road Canal Wharf

WRENN ID
other-vestry-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1992
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall to Manchester Road Canal Wharf, BB11 1HN
OS grid reference
SD 838 322
Coordinates
53.78657, -2.24588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall and gate piers to the Manchester Road Canal Wharf in Burnley were likely built around 1800 and have been altered since. The wall is made of rock-faced sandstone rubble arranged in sloping courses, topped with rounded coping. It measures approximately 15 meters in length, with both ends curving back towards the entrances of the yard. At the right-hand (north) end, there is a pair of gate piers that stand about 2 meters high. These massive square gate piers feature a chamfered plinth, a plain cornice, and an unusual deeply-undercut cap. This boundary wall is part of an important group at the wharf, which includes the Wharfmaster's House and Toll Office (Nos 85 & 85A), three warehouses (south, centre, and north), and a stable block on the north side of the yard.

Local climate

Boundary Wall to Manchester Road Canal Wharf 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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