Old Shoreham Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1954. A C18 Bridge. 2 related planning applications.
Old Shoreham Bridge
- WRENN ID
- rusted-clay-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham MP: Tom Rutland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1954
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Old Shoreham Bridge, Old Shoreham Road, Lancing, Adur
- OS grid reference
- TQ 205 059
- Coordinates
- 50.8407, -0.2891
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Shoreham Bridge is a road bridge, originally a toll bridge, that is now restricted to pedestrians. It was built in 1781 and restored in the 20th century. The bridge features timber baulks, some of which are reinforced, with diagonal struts supporting a shallow arched structure. It has a balustrade made up of three horizontal bars on wooden uprights. The bridge measures 500 feet in length and is twelve feet wide, with two recesses that are 24 feet wide for passing vehicles. Causeways made of faggots are sunk in the marshland to the west, connecting the bridge to dry land. Despite significant rebuilding in the early 20th century, this bridge is of considerable interest as it is likely the last large-scale example of a bridge type that was very common in the 18th and 19th centuries. The western half of the bridge is located in Lancing Civil Parish and is also listed in that parish.
Local climate
Old Shoreham Bridge receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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