Walton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Bridge.
Walton Bridge
- WRENN ID
- lost-attic-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Preston MP: Sir Mark Hendrick (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Walton Bridge, Victoria Road, Preston
- OS grid reference
- SD 552 287
- Coordinates
- 53.75288, -2.67959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Walton Bridge, also known as Ribble Bridge, is a stone bridge over the River Ribble, constructed between 1779 and 1781 by John, Samuel, and Robert Laws. The bridge was significantly widened on the west side between 1939 and 1950 by Ormerod and Shields. It features V-shaped cutwaters and three long segmental arches with rusticated voussoirs, which are flanked by stepped pilasters. The bridge has a dentilled cornice and a plain parapet that is moulded on the top.
On the inner face of the east parapet, there is incised lettering that reads: "RIBBLE BRIDGE BUILT by John Sam L & Robt Laws Under the Inspection of Mr. Richd Threlfall in 1779, 80 & 81, cost £4,200." This bridge replaced an earlier structure located approximately 90 metres downstream and was the site of the earliest bridge at Preston, which remained the only bridge until 1755. Part of the bridge is located within the former boundaries of Preston.
Local climate
Walton Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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