Kennet and Avon Canal, Avoncliff Aqueduct is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Aqueduct. 1 related planning application.
Kennet and Avon Canal, Avoncliff Aqueduct
- WRENN ID
- vacant-brick-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Address
- Kennet and Avon Canal, Avoncliff Aqueduct, Winsley, BA15 2HB
- OS grid reference
- ST 804 600
- Coordinates
- 51.33882, -2.28233
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Avoncliff Aqueduct, built around 1810 by J. Rennie, is a significant structure that carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon, partly located in Winsley. Constructed from limestone ashlar with some areas of brick patching, the aqueduct features three tall segmental-headed arches with chamfered voussoirs, with the central arch being the tallest. Notable architectural details include vermiculated bands on the piers, rock-faced plat bands, and a recessed moulded panel on the east side at the center. The structure has a modillioned cornice leading to a plain parapet with weathered coping, and the approach sections of the parapet are balustraded. The canal was closed and drained in 1954 but was reopened following restoration efforts in the 1980s.
Local climate
Kennet and Avon Canal, Avoncliff Aqueduct receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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