Lancaster Kendal Canal, Crowpark Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Canal bridge.
Lancaster Kendal Canal, Crowpark Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal
- WRENN ID
- tired-cornice-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1984
- Type
- Canal bridge
- Address
- Lancaster Kendal Canal, Crowpark Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal, Hawes Lane, Natland
- OS grid reference
- SD 513 891
- Coordinates
- 54.29527, -2.74876
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Crowpark Bridge over the Lancaster/Kendal Canal is a canal bridge built in 1818 by William Crosley Jr. It is constructed from squared, coursed limestone and features a limestone string and coping. The bridge has a single flattened elliptical arch made of rusticated voussoirs and a keystone, with shallow arched parapets. It is approximately 12 feet wide between the parapets, and the canal is currently dry.
The historical context of the canal indicates that it was completed south from Tewitfield between 1792 and 1797 under the supervision of engineer John Rennie, who provided specifications for the bridges, including battered and waisted abutments. In 1815, Thomas Fletcher oversaw the work progressing north from Tewitfield, reaching only as far as the Hincaster tunnel. William Crosley Jr. was appointed in June 1817 to supervise the works from Hincaster to Kendal, providing specifications similar to Rennie’s earlier designs, but without the distinctive double keystones found on Rennie’s bridges. The contract for the bridges was awarded in 1817.
Local climate
Lancaster Kendal Canal, Crowpark Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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