Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Off A38 at Sk 1939 1722 is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Canal milepost.

Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Off A38 at Sk 1939 1722

WRENN ID
upper-spindle-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Canal milepost
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Off A38 at Sk 1939 1722, Barton-Under-Needwood
OS grid reference
SK 193 172
Coordinates
52.75216, -1.71443
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal milepost located off the A38 on the Trent and Mersey Canal, dated "R & D Stone 1819" on its shaft. It is made of cast iron and painted black and white. The post is circular with a moulded head and features embossed letters on two convex tablets that read: "Shardlow 21 miles" and "Preston Brook 71 miles." It was likely cast in the foundry of Rangeley and Dixon in Lichfield Street, Stone. The Trent and Mersey Canal was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by engineers James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Off A38 at Sk 1939 1722 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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