Leeds and Liverpool Canal Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Chapel House Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1988. Canal milestone.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Chapel House Bridge

WRENN ID
wild-courtyard-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1988
Type
Canal milestone
OS grid reference
SD 497 102
Coordinates
53.58645, -2.7602
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century canal milestone located approximately 80 metres west of Chapel House Bridge on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The milestone is made of cast iron and has a triangular shape. The left-hand plate is inscribed with 'LEEDS 99 1/4 MILES', while the right-hand plate reads 'L'POOL 28 MILES'.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Chapel House Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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