Royal Border Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. A 1847 Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Royal Border Bridge

WRENN ID
over-gateway-bistre
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1952
Type
Bridge
Address
Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland
OS grid reference
NT 992 532
Coordinates
55.7726, -2.01297
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Royal Border Bridge is a Grade I listed structure built in 1847 by Robert Stephenson. It features 28 high round arches made of stone-faced brick, supported by stone piers, and stands 126 feet above the river. This bridge is noted for its impressive monumental design.

Local climate

Royal Border Bridge receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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