Bridge at Sj 950 536 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 950 536

WRENN ID
ruined-tallow-river
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 950 536, Cheddleton
OS grid reference
SJ 950 536
Coordinates
53.08003, -2.07483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge at SJ 950 536 is an accommodation bridge from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed squared and dressed stone, featuring rounded copings. The bridge has an elliptical arch that includes a towpath and a string at carriageway level. The parapets and the carriageway are cambered over the span and are finished with piers. This section of the Caldon Canal was opened around 1801 to facilitate the transport of cheaper coal to Leek, designed by the engineer John Rennie.

Local climate

Bridge at Sj 950 536 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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