Two Warehouses, Immediately East of Canal Bridge, Chance's Glassworks is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 July 1978. Warehouse.

Two Warehouses, Immediately East of Canal Bridge, Chance's Glassworks

WRENN ID
ragged-pillar-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 July 1978
Type
Warehouse
Address
Two Warehouses, Immediately East of Canal Bridge, Chance's Glassworks, Spon Lane South
OS grid reference
SP 006 897
Coordinates
52.50536, -1.99251
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are two warehouses located immediately east of the Canal Bridge at Chance's Glassworks, built around 1853. They are constructed of brick and feature hipped slate roofs. Both warehouses are positioned next to the Birmingham Level of the Birmingham Canal and rise above the brick retaining wall of the canal cutting. They share similar dimensions and are connected by a low brick wall. The western warehouse has four tall blocked openings facing the canal, which have segmental heads, while the eastern warehouse has a blank wall. Inside, the warehouses feature bolted queen-post trusses.

Local climate

Two Warehouses, Immediately East of Canal Bridge, Chance's Glassworks 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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