Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost on Opposite Side of Canal to Ivy House at Sk 443 303 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Canal milepost.
Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost on Opposite Side of Canal to Ivy House at Sk 443 303
- WRENN ID
- burning-marble-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Canal milepost
- Address
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost on Opposite Side of Canal to Ivy House at Sk 443 303, London Road, Shardlow and Great Wilne
- OS grid reference
- SK 443 303
- Coordinates
- 52.86919, -1.34214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a canal milepost from 1819, produced by Rangeley and Dixon. It is made of cast iron and features a circular stem with a shallow segmental curved plate near the top, along with a moulded circular head. Near the base of the stem, there is a raised panel inscribed with 'R and D Stone 1819'. The plate has two panels: one on the east side inscribed 'SHARDLOW' and the other on the west side inscribed 'PRESTON BROOK 92 MILES'. This milepost is part of a series along the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost on Opposite Side of Canal to Ivy House at Sk 443 303 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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