Bridge Number 163 50 Metres South West of Grove Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the Three Rivers local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1985. Bridge.
Bridge Number 163 50 Metres South West of Grove Wharf
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-latch-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Three Rivers
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire MP: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1985
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- TQ 086 990
- Coordinates
- 51.67983, -0.42993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bridge Number 163, located 50 meters southwest of Grove Wharf, is a roving bridge that carries a towing path over the Grand Union Canal. It was built around 1800 and is constructed of whitewashed brick. The bridge features a cambered humpback over a single arch and has a segmental coped parapet. The eastern side has curved splays to the banks, while the western side has straight sides with a right angle turn leading to a ramp on the northern side.
Local climate
Bridge Number 163 50 Metres South West of Grove Wharf sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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