Salt Bridge (Over Trent and Mersey Canal) is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1968. Canal bridge.
Salt Bridge (Over Trent and Mersey Canal)
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-merlon-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1968
- Type
- Canal bridge
- Address
- Salt Bridge (Over Trent and Mersey Canal), Salt and Enson
- OS grid reference
- SJ 958 281
- Coordinates
- 52.8507, -2.06244
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Salt Bridge is a canal road bridge, likely originating from the late 18th century, and was rebuilt or expanded alongside the adjacent railway bridge. It is constructed of red brick and brindled brick, featuring an ashlar parapet and dressings. The bridge has a single span with a towpath and a segmental-headed arch. Stone springing stones, impost bands, and arch rings are present on both sides. There are remains of stone quoins on the west off-side, and the arch rings step outwards on the east side. A recessed panel with a surrounding band is located above the arch on the west side, and there is a stone cornice above a band of corbelled, brindled bricks on both sides. The Trent and Mersey Canal was built between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.
Local climate
Salt Bridge (Over Trent and Mersey Canal) receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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