Towpath Bridge at Sp 036 884 (Approximately 640 Metres South East of Radbone Lane) Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. Bridge.
Towpath Bridge at Sp 036 884 (Approximately 640 Metres South East of Radbone Lane) Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level
- WRENN ID
- tilted-gable-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SP 036 884
- Coordinates
- 52.49393, -1.94739
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Towpath Bridge at Birmingham Canal is a Grade II listed structure located approximately 640 meters southeast of Radbone Lane. It was built during the widening of the canal in 1827 and carries the northern towpath over a disused branch of the canal. The bridge is made of cast iron and features brick abutments with stone dressings. It has a single elliptical arch, with each side composed of two castings that are bolted to a central keystone. The design includes pierced saltire crosses and a band of quatrefoils below the handrail. There is an illegible inscription in the southwest spandrel.
Local climate
Towpath Bridge at Sp 036 884 (Approximately 640 Metres South East of Radbone Lane) Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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