Trent and Mersey Canal Lowes Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Canal bridge.

Trent and Mersey Canal Lowes Bridge

WRENN ID
young-dormer-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Lowes Bridge, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone
OS grid reference
SK 364 290
Coordinates
52.85787, -1.45951
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lowes Bridge is a canal bridge built in 1770 by engineer James Brindley, with some minor repairs made later. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings. The bridge features a wide segmental brick arch supported by tapering jambs, with plain brick spandrels and parapets that are topped with chamfered stone copings. On both sides of the arch, there is a plain stone plaque, and on the eastern side, there is a cast iron oval plaque inscribed with the number '15'. The underside of the arch has six iron reinforcements. The walls on either side of the arch splay outwards and finish in a tapering square. This bridge was built as part of the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Lowes Bridge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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