Bridge Number 7 at Sj 966 537, Leek Branch of Caldon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1995. Bridge.

Bridge Number 7 at Sj 966 537, Leek Branch of Caldon Canal

WRENN ID
other-jamb-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1995
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Number 7 at Sj 966 537, Leek Branch of Caldon Canal, Longsdon
OS grid reference
SJ 965 536
Coordinates
53.08013, -2.05341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge Number 7 on the Leek branch of the Caldon Canal is an accommodation bridge built in the early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed squared and dressed sandstone, with ashlar used for the string and coping. The bridge features an elliptical arch and has a string at deck level. The parapets are slightly cambered and the stonework ends in squared piers. The top of the bridge is finished with chamfered half round stone copings.

Local climate

Bridge Number 7 at Sj 966 537, Leek Branch of Caldon Canal 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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