Coventry Canal Bridge Number 70 is a Grade II listed building in the Tamworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1991. Bridge.

Coventry Canal Bridge Number 70

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1991
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SK 223 041
Coordinates
52.63441, -1.67047
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Coventry Canal Bridge Number 70 is a canal bridge built between 1785 and 1790, designed by engineer Thomas Sheasby. It is constructed of brick with stone coping and features a segmental arch. The bridge has a parapet with stone-coped brick piers and rounded coping, along with numbered plates on its sides. This bridge is a complete example and is part of a series along the Coventry Canal.

Local climate

Coventry Canal Bridge Number 70 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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