Grafton Bridge Over the Grand Union Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. A Early 19th century Bridge.

Grafton Bridge Over the Grand Union Canal

WRENN ID
sleeping-groin-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Bridge
Address
Grafton Bridge Over the Grand Union Canal, Regents Park Road
OS grid reference
TQ 282 837
Coordinates
51.53814, -0.1517
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grafton Bridge is a public road bridge that spans the Grand Union Canal, built around 1812 to 1816 and strengthened in 1969. The bridge is constructed from brick and stone and features a single elliptical arch. It has cast-iron rope fenders along the towpath, a brick band, and solid parapets with piers topped with stone coping. Additionally, there is a concrete retaining wall for the towpath.

Local climate

Grafton Bridge Over the Grand Union Canal sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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