Shropshire Union Canal Number 8 (Park Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. Bridge.

Shropshire Union Canal Number 8 (Park Bridge)

WRENN ID
gilded-rafter-wind
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
Bridge
Address
Shropshire Union Canal Number 8 (Park Bridge), Brewood and Coven
OS grid reference
SJ 891 066
Coordinates
52.65712, -2.16157
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Park Bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal, built around 1830 by engineer Thomas Telford. The bridge is constructed from ashlar stone and features a single semi-elliptical arch with a raised keystone. It also has a band along the coped parapet.

Local climate

Shropshire Union Canal Number 8 (Park 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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