Southwark Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Southwark) is a Grade II listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1995. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.
Southwark Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Southwark)
- WRENN ID
- bitter-mantel-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1995
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Southwark Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Southwark), SE1 9HL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 323 805
- Coordinates
- 51.50866, -0.0942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Southwark Bridge is a road and footbridge over the River Thames, constructed between 1913 and 1921. Designed by Basil Mott of Mott, Hay and Anderson, with the piers and turrets created by Sir Ernest George RA, the bridge features five steel arches supported by rusticated granite piers. The spans measure approximately 45 meters and 48 meters on each side, with a central span of about 51 meters. The spacing of the piers was planned to align with those of Blackfriars Road Bridge and Rennie's London Bridge. The classical design of the piers reflects a typical Edwardian exuberance and was completed before the outbreak of World War I. Construction faced delays due to material shortages, but after the war, the growing traffic congestion in the City made completing the bridge a priority. It was one of the first major public works projects to resume after the Armistice and was officially opened by King George V in 1921. The total cost was funded by the Bridge House Estates Committee. The northern part of the bridge is located in the City of London.
Local climate
Southwark Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Southwark) 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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
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