Shropshire Union Canal Barn Bridge (Number 37) at SJ 809 211 is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1991. A Victorian Bridge.

Shropshire Union Canal Barn Bridge (Number 37) at SJ 809 211

WRENN ID
twelfth-cinder-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1991
Type
Bridge
Period
Victorian
Address
Shropshire Union Canal Barn Bridge (Number 37) at SJ 809 211, Gnosall
OS grid reference
SJ 809 211
Coordinates
52.78765, -2.28462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Barn Bridge (No. 37) over the Shropshire Union Canal was built around 1829-1832 and is designed by Thomas Telford. The bridge is constructed from stone and features a stone band and copings. It has a single elliptical arch made of voussoirs and a slightly cambered profile. The bridge includes solid parapets and piers, and there is an oval iron number plate on the south side. Additionally, it has two iron rope fenders.

Local climate

Shropshire Union Canal Barn Bridge (Number 37) at SJ 809 211 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 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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