Canal Bridge (Over Former Melton Canal) is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1976. Bridge.

Canal Bridge (Over Former Melton Canal)

WRENN ID
stony-courtyard-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1976
Type
Bridge
Address
Canal Bridge (Over Former Melton Canal), Leicester Road
OS grid reference
SK 748 189
Coordinates
52.76321, -0.89145
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Canal Bridge over the former Melton Canal is an early 19th-century structure designed by Cooke and Sons Engineers of Melton. This cast iron bridge features a balustrade adorned with Gothic arches, which are arched at both the top and bottom, arranged singly and in pairs. The canal elevations on both sides include a central finely scrolled bracket and a panelled base. The south side displays the maker's name and date on a plaque. The bridge has octagonal end piers with a band and polygonal cap, while the piers on the towpaths are shorter on the north side. The south side also has additional gate piers. The bridge is depicted on a map from 1839 as 'Navigation Bridge'.

Local climate

Canal Bridge (Over Former Melton Canal) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% 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 69% 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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