Milepost Circa 47 Metres East of Bridge Number 62, Grand Union Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1989. Milepost.
Milepost Circa 47 Metres East of Bridge Number 62, Grand Union Canal
- WRENN ID
- cold-cinder-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1989
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SP 691 897
- Coordinates
- 52.50159, -0.98223
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located approximately 47 meters east of bridge number 62 on the Grand Union Canal. It is made of iron and dates from the late 19th century to early 20th century. The milepost is square in shape and features painted white lettering on a black background. It is inscribed with the following: "GJC CO MARKET HARBORO 5½ MILES LEICESTER 18 MILES BRAUNSTON 27½ MILES." On the reverse side, it has the inscription: "LONDON AND LANCASHIRE ELECTRICAL AND GEN ENGINEERING CO LIMITED LONDON." The Grand Union Canal, which this milepost is associated with, was engineered by Benjamin Bevan and completed in 1814.
Local climate
Milepost Circa 47 Metres East of Bridge Number 62, Grand Union Canal receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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