Martin Lane Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1993. Bridge.

Martin Lane Bridge

WRENN ID
other-plinth-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1993
Type
Bridge
Address
Martin Lane Bridge, Burscough
OS grid reference
SD 414 123
Coordinates
53.60445, -2.88635
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Martin Lane Bridge is a public road bridge that crosses the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. It was likely built in the late 18th century or early 19th century, possibly replacing an earlier swing bridge. The bridge is constructed mainly of large squared sandstone blocks, featuring a parapet made of coursed squared rubble. It has a semi-elliptical arch with plain voussoirs, four circular tie-plates positioned above the arch, a plain band, pilaster terminals, and parapets topped with flat coping.

Local climate

Martin Lane Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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