Bridge Number 38 at Sp 6217 8090, Grand Union Canal is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1985. Bridge.

Bridge Number 38 at Sp 6217 8090, Grand Union Canal

WRENN ID
distant-buttress-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Number 38 at Sp 6217 8090, Grand Union Canal, Welford
OS grid reference
SP 621 808
Coordinates
52.42249, -1.08722
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge Number 38 is an accommodation bridge located on the Grand Union Canal, likely built around 1815 for the Grand Junction Canal Company. It is constructed of brick and features a single arch. The bridge has parapets with bullnosed brick copings and square piers at each end topped with ashlar copings. There is a raised brick string course situated below the parapet. This bridge is noted for being a complete example of a canal bridge.

Local climate

Bridge Number 38 at Sp 6217 8090, Grand Union Canal receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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