Roving Bridge at Sp 4353 5234, Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1987. A C19 Canal bridge.
Roving Bridge at Sp 4353 5234, Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- half-corner-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1987
- Type
- Canal bridge
- Address
- Roving Bridge at Sp 4353 5234, Oxford Canal, Fenny Compton
- OS grid reference
- SP 435 523
- Coordinates
- 52.16761, -1.36493
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The roving bridge over the Oxford Canal, located at SP 4353 5254, is an early 19th-century structure made of cast iron. It features two pairs of similar castings that create both the arch and the balustrade, with the footway and the underside of the arch constructed from cast plates. The bridge has a basket arch design, a slightly curved footway, and an openwork balustrade.
Local climate
Roving Bridge at Sp 4353 5234, Oxford Canal receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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