Shropshire Union Canal Number 15 (Eskew Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. Road bridge.

Shropshire Union Canal Number 15 (Eskew Bridge)

WRENN ID
open-cloister-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1985
Type
Road bridge
Address
Shropshire Union Canal Number 15 (Eskew Bridge), Brewood and Coven
OS grid reference
SJ 876 098
Coordinates
52.68579, -2.18416
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Eskew Bridge is a road bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal, built around 1830 and designed by engineer Thomas Telford. The bridge is constructed of brick and features a single toothed arch that is skewed to the canal. It has a band that runs along the plain parapet.

Local climate

Shropshire Union Canal Number 15 (Eskew Bridge) receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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