Canal Aqueduct, Numbered 13, Approximately 300 Metres South of Canal Bridge No 14 is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1991. Aqueduct.

Canal Aqueduct, Numbered 13, Approximately 300 Metres South of Canal Bridge No 14

WRENN ID
north-chalk-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston MP: Sir Mark Hendrick (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1991
Type
Aqueduct
OS grid reference
SD 519 312
Coordinates
53.77498, -2.73127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Canal Aqueduct, numbered 13, is located approximately 300 meters south of Canal Bridge No. 14 in Preston. Built in 1797 by engineer John Rennie, this aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over Savick Brook. It is constructed from rusticated rock-faced sandstone. The structure features a tubular conduit that runs through the canal embankment, with a segmental-arched roof, a reciprocally-shaped floor, and short straight sides. The west portal is semi-circular in plan and has a segmental arch made of rusticated voussoirs, with steeply-sloped curved abutments topped with flat coping and a parapet on the horizontal center section. The east portal is likely similar, though it was not inspected in detail; however, a parapet visible from the west side includes the number plate (13).

Local climate

Canal Aqueduct, Numbered 13, Approximately 300 Metres South of Canal Bridge No 14 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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