Footbridge at Junction with Birmingham Canal, Smethwick Junction (Approximately 190 Metres East of Bridge Street) Birmingham Level Wolverhampton Level is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Footbridge.

Footbridge at Junction with Birmingham Canal, Smethwick Junction (Approximately 190 Metres East of Bridge Street) Birmingham Level Wolverhampton Level

WRENN ID
buried-footing-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Footbridge
OS grid reference
SP 028 890
Coordinates
52.49898, -1.95894
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This canal footbridge, located at the junction with the Birmingham Canal in Smethwick, was built in 1828. It is made of cast iron and features brick abutments with sandstone dressings. The bridge has a single elliptical arch, with each side constructed from two castings that are bolted to a central "keystone." The sides are decorated with pierced saltire crosses and a band of quatrefoils below the handrail. The spandrel is inscribed with "HORSELEY IRON WORKS STAFFORDSHIRE 1828."

Local climate

Footbridge at Junction with Birmingham Canal, Smethwick Junction (Approximately 190 Metres East of Bridge Street) Birmingham Level 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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