Trent and Mersey Canal Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 at Sk 1699 is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Bridge.
Trent and Mersey Canal Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 at Sk 1699
- WRENN ID
- sheer-garret-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1995
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Trent and Mersey Canal Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 at Sk 1699, Church Road, Alrewas
- OS grid reference
- SK 169 152
- Coordinates
- 52.73487, -1.74969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 is a canal road bridge located on Church Road, built in the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick with stone coping and features a single span with a humped back and a towpath. The bridge has a segmental headed arch with swept wings that end in piers at all four corners, and it includes stone springing stones. A stone plaque is situated at the crown on the south elevation. The bridge appears to have been built in two sections or widened at an early stage, and it has undergone minor repairs, particularly on the north side and the jambs. The Trent and Mersey Canal, for which this bridge was built, was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 at Sk 1699 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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