Millfield Bridge (Number 93) at SD 637 248 is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Bridge.
Millfield Bridge (Number 93) at SD 637 248
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-copper-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Millfield Bridge (Number 93) at SD 637 248, Withnell
- OS grid reference
- SD 637 248
- Coordinates
- 53.71848, -2.55095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Millfield Bridge (Number 93) is an accommodation bridge over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, constructed between 1812 and 1814. The supervising engineers for the project were Joseph and James Fletcher, and the contractor was John Knowles. The bridge is built of squared sandstone and features an elliptical portal adorned with rusticated voussoirs and a keystone. It has a band and a parapet with ridge coping, along with pilastered ends leading to curved keepers.
Local climate
Millfield Bridge (Number 93) at SD 637 248 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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