Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Aqueduct Over Morton Beck at Se1003 4120 (That Part Which Lies in Keighley) is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1996. Aqueduct.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Aqueduct Over Morton Beck at Se1003 4120 (That Part Which Lies in Keighley)
- WRENN ID
- iron-porch-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley MP: Anna Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1996
- Type
- Aqueduct
- OS grid reference
- SE 100 412
- Coordinates
- 53.86694, -1.84896
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal aqueduct over Morton Beck, located in Keighley, was built around 1770 to 1773 during the construction of this section of the canal, designed by engineers James Brindley and John Longbotham. The structure is made of coursed stone and features a single segmental-headed arch with impost bands. There is a parapet on the towpath side only, which includes a squared string course beneath it. The coping is present on both sides, with the towpath-side parapet having a ridged top. The other part of the aqueduct is situated in the parish of Bingley.
Local climate
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Aqueduct Over Morton Beck at Se1003 4120 (That Part Which Lies in Keighley) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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