Oxford Canal Aqueduct Number 96 is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Aqueduct.

Oxford Canal Aqueduct Number 96

WRENN ID
ancient-plaster-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Aqueduct
Address
Oxford Canal Aqueduct Number 96, Braunston
OS grid reference
SP 529 657
Coordinates
52.28767, -1.22494
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Oxford Canal Aqueduct Number 96 is an aqueduct built around 1830. It is constructed from random blue and red brick and features three parabolic arches with blue brick surrounds, separated by brick buttresses. The parapet has blue brick coping and a blue brick string course at the base. An iron plaque inscribed with '96' is located over the central arch. The flanking walls extend forward on either side and are made of blue and red brick, with some areas rendered. This aqueduct carries the Oxford Canal across the River Leam. This section of the canal was built between 1829 and 1834 as part of a project to shorten and straighten the canal, which previously connected to the Grand Union Canal at Braunston Wharf.

Local climate

Oxford Canal Aqueduct Number 96 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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