Rugby Arm Bridge (number 53) at SP 502 770, Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1992. Bridge.
Rugby Arm Bridge (number 53) at SP 502 770, Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- plain-spandrel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1992
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SP 502 770
- Coordinates
- 52.38906, -1.26375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rugby Arm Bridge, built between 1831 and 1834, carries the towpath across Rugby Wharf Arm of the Oxford Canal. It features a single span with a cambered deck made of prefabricated cast-iron plates. The haunches of the bridge are inscribed with the name of the manufacturer, Horseley Iron Works. The openwork parapet consists of moulded cast-iron railings arranged in a regular, elongated diamond pattern. The bridge is supported by solid brick abutments and wing walls at the trailing edge, which have brick copings. This structure was constructed during improvements to the Oxford Canal, with William Cubitt serving as the consulting engineer. There have been slight alterations made in the 20th century.
Local climate
Rugby Arm Bridge (number 53) at SP 502 770, Oxford Canal receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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