Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Bridge Number 71 is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Bridge.
Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Bridge Number 71
- WRENN ID
- final-marble-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1995
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SK 009 211
- Coordinates
- 52.78755, -1.98791
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Colwich Bridge Number 71 is a canal accommodation bridge built between 1766 and 1770, designed by James Brindley, the Surveyor General. The bridge is constructed of red brick with stone coping and features a single span with a humped back, lacking a towpath. It has an elliptical headed arch, with swept wings that end in piers on the lower side and a trailing edge on the upper towpath side. Stone quoins are present at the jambs up to the springing point. There are stone plaques at the crown on both sides, each with a cast iron number plate attached. Cast iron guard plates are installed on the parapet on both sides. Late 20th century concrete steps lead down to the lower level on the towpath side. Minor repairs have been made, including a section of the pier on the lower off-side. The Trent and Mersey Canal was constructed between 1766 and 1777.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Bridge Number 71 receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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