Westminster Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Westminster Bridge

WRENN ID
ruined-railing-lake
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Bridge
Address
Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment Sw1, Lambeth, SW1A 2JH
OS grid reference
TQ 304 796
Coordinates
51.50086, -0.12171
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Westminster Bridge is a road bridge built in 1862 by Thomas Page. It is constructed of cast iron, with grey granite piers and abutments. The bridge features Gothic detailing that complements the nearby Houses of Parliament. It has seven segmental girder arches, with cast iron pierced work panelled spandrels that include shields, and Gothic pierced work balustrades on the parapets. The dies of the bridge are topped with Tudor-Gothic cast iron lamp standards, which hold twin bracketed octagonal lanterns and a crowning lantern, all adorned with gilded finials. The eastern half of the bridge is located in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Local climate

Westminster Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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