Canal Bridge at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454 is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1986. Canal bridge.

Canal Bridge at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454

WRENN ID
gentle-frieze-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 1986
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Canal Bridge at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454, Newmanleys Road
OS grid reference
SK 462 453
Coordinates
53.00348, -1.31219
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The canal bridge at Shipley Gate, built in 1779 by engineer John Varley, is a Grade II listed structure. It is constructed of red brick and features stone copings. The bridge has a low single segmental brick arch with plain brick parapets above, which are topped by flat stone copings. The side walls of the bridge splay outwards and terminate in square brick piers. This bridge is part of the Erewash Canal.

Local climate

Canal Bridge at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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