Chesterfield Canal, Chequerhouse Bridge 51, Old Blyth Road is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1996. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Chesterfield Canal, Chequerhouse Bridge 51, Old Blyth Road

WRENN ID
grim-marble-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bassetlaw
Constituency
Bassetlaw MP: Jo White (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 April 1996
Type
Bridge
Address
Chesterfield Canal, Chequerhouse Bridge 51, Old Blyth Road, Babworth
OS grid reference
SK 649 811
Coordinates
53.32369, -1.02657
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Chequerhouse Bridge 51 is a road bridge over the Chesterfield Canal, likely built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of brick with squared stone coping and features a single semi-elliptical arch that includes a towpath. The arch has springing stones, and the swept wings of the bridge terminate in piers. The Chesterfield Canal itself was constructed between 1771 and 1777.

Local climate

Chesterfield Canal, Chequerhouse Bridge 51, Old Blyth Road sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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