Milepost north of Bridge 53, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 August 1997. Mile post.

Milepost north of Bridge 53, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

WRENN ID
open-chapel-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
7 August 1997
Type
Mile post
Address
Milepost north of Bridge 53, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Pontypool, New Inn
OS grid reference
SO 295 004
Coordinates
51.69817, -3.02046
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: sale history · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is a small cast iron milepost located north of Bridge 53 on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The oval section of the post displays the number 9 1/4, indicating the distance from the start of the canal in Newport. Below this, there is a small plaque that reads 'M C Co.', which stands for the Monmouthshire Canal Company.

Local climate

Milepost north of Bridge 53, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2003
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Aqueduct over Afon Lwyd, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Grade II 248 m
  2. Aqueduct over the Afon Lwyd, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, including weir to south Grade II 250 m
  3. Tramroad and leat tunnels, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Grade II 362 m
  4. Junction House at Pontymoile Canal Basin, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Grade II 440 m
  5. Bridge 53 at Pontymoile Basin, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Grade II 458 m
  6. Entrance Gates to Pontypool Park. Grade II* 518 m
  7. 72 Rockhill Road Grade II 583 m
  8. 70 Rockhill Road Grade II 586 m
  9. 68 Rockhill Road Grade II 589 m
  10. 66 Rockhill Road Grade II 593 m