Stanhope Bridge Over River Wear is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1967. A Medieval and early C19 Bridge.

Stanhope Bridge Over River Wear

WRENN ID
stark-pilaster-thistle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1967
Type
Bridge
Period
Medieval and early C19
OS grid reference
NY 985 390
Coordinates
54.74672, -2.02454
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Stanhope Bridge over the River Wear is a bridge that dates from the medieval period and the early 19th century, with restoration work carried out in the 20th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, and features a millstone grit parapet that has been restored in sandstone. The bridge has a high segmental arch, with the earlier western half displaying chamfered details and three chamfered ribs. There is a road-bed-level band under the parapet, which is higher in the center of the bridge. The parapet concludes with a short return and has continuous tooled chamfered coping. The bridge is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Stanhope Bridge Over River Wear sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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