Folkestone Harbour Viaduct and Swing Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 2012. A C19 Viaduct and bridge. 1 related planning application.
Folkestone Harbour Viaduct and Swing Bridge
- WRENN ID
- errant-spindle-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 2012
- Type
- Viaduct and bridge
- Address
- Folkestone Harbour Viaduct and Swing Bridge, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1QH
- OS grid reference
- TR 233 359
- Coordinates
- 51.07925, 1.18684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Folkestone Harbour Viaduct and Swing Bridge is a notable structure consisting of 13 segmentally-headed red brick arches, with one arch on the north side of the harbour hidden by the adjacent jetty access ramp. The viaduct crosses approximately two thirds of the harbour, while the swing bridge spans the remaining distance to the south.
The swing bridge is made of steel and features three main longitudinal girders. It is supported by a brick base with stone quoins, which are original to the bridge built in 1893. The bridge is operated by an electric capstan on the wharf and a rope, with the lifting and locking mechanisms being hand operated.
Local climate
Folkestone Harbour Viaduct and Swing Bridge receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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