Bridge at Sj 948 537 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Bridge.

Bridge at Sj 948 537

WRENN ID
twisted-barrel-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1986
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge at Sj 948 537, Endon and Stanley
OS grid reference
SJ 948 537
Coordinates
53.08102, -2.07894
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge at SJ 948 537 is an accommodation bridge built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of brick and features stone copings, strings, voussoirs, and rubbing blocks. The bridge has an elliptical arch with a string at carriageway level. The parapet is cambered on the north side only and terminates at both ends in piers set diagonally. It is located close to the lock keeper's cottage. This section of the Caldon Canal was opened around 1779 to transport limestone from Caldon Low, with John Rennie as the engineer.

Local climate

Bridge at Sj 948 537 receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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