Mileplate Immediately West of Bridge Number 55, Grand Union Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1989. Mileplate.
Mileplate Immediately West of Bridge Number 55, Grand Union Canal
- WRENN ID
- burning-attic-russet
- 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
- Mileplate
- Address
- Mileplate Immediately West of Bridge Number 55, Grand Union Canal, Lubenham
- OS grid reference
- SP 672 879
- Coordinates
- 52.48539, -1.01072
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mileplate located immediately west of bridge number 55 on the Grand Union Canal. It dates from the late 19th century to early 20th century and is made of cast iron. The front of the mileplate is inscribed with "CJC CO LEICESTER 20 MILES," while the back reads "LONDON AND LANCASHIRE ELECTRICAL AND GENL ENGINEERING CO LIMITED LONDON." The Grand Union Canal, which this mileplate is associated with, was engineered by Benjamin Bevan and completed in 1814.
Local climate
Mileplate Immediately West of Bridge Number 55, 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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