Canal Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1999. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Canal Bridge

WRENN ID
vacant-postern-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West MP: Liz Kendall (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1999
Type
Bridge
Address
Canal Bridge, Sour Lane, City of Leicester
OS grid reference
SK 580 048
Coordinates
52.63843, -1.14433
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Canal Bridge, built in 1879 for the Midland Railway Company, is a Grade II listed structure. This bridge features a combination of cast iron and wrought iron, supported by rock-faced ashlar and brick abutments. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, it has two arches with a central rock-faced ashlar pier that includes curved end supports. The abutments are also made of rock-faced ashlar and feature square stone piers topped with pyramidal caps. Each of the four-centred arches consists of seven cast iron spans, reinforced with wrought iron bracing tie rods that display Tudor rose bosses. The outer faces of the arches are adorned with Gothic tracery in the spandrels, and the bridge is finished with a pierced iron balustrade.

Local climate

Canal Bridge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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