Bridge No 79 is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1980. Canal bridge.

Bridge No 79

WRENN ID
spare-flue-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 November 1980
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Bridge No 79, Wistow
OS grid reference
SP 643 966
Coordinates
52.56376, -1.05275
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge No. 79 is a canal bridge located on the Grand Union Canal, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a semicircular arch. The bridge has a parapet with brick coping and a stringcourse.

Local climate

Bridge No 79 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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