Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge Over Macclesfield Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1988. Bridge.

Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge Over Macclesfield Canal

WRENN ID
guardian-soffit-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North MP: David Williams (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 April 1988
Type
Bridge
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge Over Macclesfield Canal, Kidsgrove
OS grid reference
SJ 835 545
Coordinates
53.0883, -2.24705
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the Macclesfield Canal, built in 1829, is a towing path bridge made of red brick in English bond with ashlar dressings. It features a single semi-elliptical arch constructed with rusticated voussoirs. The bridge has a stone parapet band leading to a plain parapet, which is terminated by square piers on the south side, while the north side curves into the ground. On both sides of the bridge, there are stone panels inscribed with "MACCLESFIELD / CANAL / MDCCCXXXIIII". The Macclesfield Canal was opened in 1831, and the engineer was William Crosley.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge Over Macclesfield Canal receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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