Dudley Number 1 Canal Towpath Bridge, Approximately 50 Metres East of Woodside Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1994. Bridge.
Dudley Number 1 Canal Towpath Bridge, Approximately 50 Metres East of Woodside Bridge
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Stourbridge MP: Cat Eccles (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1994
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SO 929 880
- Coordinates
- 52.49025, -2.1059
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dudley Number 1 Canal Towpath Bridge, built in 1858, is a cast iron bridge located approximately 50 meters east of Woodside Bridge. It features rusticated stone-dressed brick abutments and capstones, along with brick wing walls. The bridge has a single shallow arch, with its sides pierced by saltaire crosses. It is inscribed with "Horseley Company Tipton 1858" and has a ridged plate deck. This bridge spans the eastern end of the Two Lock Line, which connected Dudley No. 1 and No. 2 canals, providing a shortcut around Blowers locks.
Local climate
Dudley Number 1 Canal Towpath Bridge, Approximately 50 Metres East of Woodside Bridge receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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