Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Milepost at Ngr So 724 041 is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1989. Canal milepost.

Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Milepost at Ngr So 724 041

WRENN ID
fallow-span-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1989
Type
Canal milepost
Address
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Milepost at Ngr So 724 041, Slimbridge
OS grid reference
SO 724 040
Coordinates
51.7342, -2.40103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal milepost located on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, dating from around 1827. It is a painted, triangular stone post with a rounded top. The post features incised serif lettering and numbers, with "G12" on the left face and "S4" on the right face.

Local climate

Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Milepost at Ngr So 724 041 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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