Claughton Lane Bridge (Number 49) is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1986. Bridge.
Claughton Lane Bridge (Number 49)
- WRENN ID
- first-doorway-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1986
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Claughton Lane Bridge (Number 49), New Lane
- OS grid reference
- SD 507 416
- Coordinates
- 53.86839, -2.74982
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Claughton Lane Bridge, also known as Number 49, is a bridge over the Lancaster Canal that was opened in 1797, designed by engineer John Rennie. The bridge is constructed from squared sandstone blocks and features a single elliptical arch with a stepped keystone. Below the solid parapets, which have rounded tops, there is a decorative band.
Local climate
Claughton Lane Bridge (Number 49) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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