Lancaster Canal Thwaite End Bridge (Number 127) is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. Bridge.

Lancaster Canal Thwaite End Bridge (Number 127)

WRENN ID
stark-sill-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1983
Type
Bridge
Address
Lancaster Canal Thwaite End Bridge (Number 127), Main A6 Road, Carnforth
OS grid reference
SD 493 696
Coordinates
54.12004, -2.77589
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Thwaite End Bridge, also known as Number 127, is a bridge over the Lancaster Canal that was opened in 1797. It is constructed from large gritstone blocks and features a semi-elliptical arch with a raised keystone. Below the round-topped parapet, there is a string course.

Local climate

Lancaster Canal Thwaite End Bridge (Number 127) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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