Grand Union Canal Long Buckby Wharf Bridge Number 12 is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Bridge.

Grand Union Canal Long Buckby Wharf Bridge Number 12

WRENN ID
vacant-alcove-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SP 607 654
Coordinates
52.28421, -1.11021
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge number 12 on the Grand Union Canal at Long Buckby Wharf is an early 19th-century structure made of cast iron, brick, and stone. It features cambered cast-iron beams supported by stone, with brick piers and parapets. The approaches have coped stone piers, and there are three iron ties connecting the beams. Underneath, the bridge has four shallow brick barrel vaults. Additionally, there are iron posts at each angle of the pier on the towpath side.

Local climate

Grand Union Canal Long Buckby Wharf Bridge Number 12 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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