Footbridge to North of Junction with Tame Valley Canal, East of Bayleys Lane Walsall Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. Footbridge.

Footbridge to North of Junction with Tame Valley Canal, East of Bayleys Lane Walsall Canal

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury MP: Antonia Bance (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Footbridge
OS grid reference
SO 976 935
Coordinates
52.54023, -2.03547
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This footbridge spans the Walsall Canal, which was opened in 1786, and is located near its junction with the Tame Valley Canal, opened in 1844. The bridge, built in the mid-19th century, is made of cast iron and features brick abutments topped with some sandstone copings. It has a single shallow segmental arch, and the sides are designed with a lattice pattern of saltire crosses.

Local climate

Footbridge to North of Junction with Tame Valley Canal, East of Bayleys Lane Walsall Canal 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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