Bridge Number 1 Grand Union Canal Aylesbury Arm is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Bridge Number 1 Grand Union Canal Aylesbury Arm

WRENN ID
quartered-railing-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury MP: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Number 1 Grand Union Canal Aylesbury Arm, Marsworth, HP23 4LY
OS grid reference
SP 916 144
Coordinates
51.82085, -0.6711
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge Number 1 over the Grand Union Canal Aylesbury Arm was built around 1811 to 1814. It is constructed from red and blue brick with slobbered rendering, featuring a rendered arch and soffit. The parapet on the northwest side has been rebuilt in yellow brick and includes a wide band course with segmental brick coping. The bridge has square end piers and a single semi-circular arch.

Local climate

Bridge Number 1 Grand Union Canal Aylesbury Arm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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