Footbridge Over Old Main Line at Bromford Junction, (Approximately 40 Metres) West of Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A C19 Footbridge.
Footbridge Over Old Main Line at Bromford Junction, (Approximately 40 Metres) West of Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level
- WRENN ID
- calm-corridor-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- West Bromwich MP: Sarah Coombes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1987
- Type
- Footbridge
- OS grid reference
- SO 997 899
- Coordinates
- 52.50714, -2.00493
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The footbridge over the Old Main Line of the Birmingham Canal at Bromford Junction was built in 1829. It features a cast-iron structure with brick abutments that have some sandstone dressings. The bridge has a single elliptical arch, with each side made from two castings that are bolted to a central "keystone." The sides are designed with a pattern of saltire crosses and include a band of quatrefoils beneath the handrail. The spandrel is inscribed with "HORSELEY IRON WORKS 1829."
Local climate
Footbridge Over Old Main Line at Bromford Junction, (Approximately 40 Metres) West of Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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