Deanery Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1952. Bridge.

Deanery Bridge

WRENN ID
dusk-timber-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 April 1952
Type
Bridge
Address
Deanery Bridge, Mill Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6TE
OS grid reference
NZ 216 283
Coordinates
54.64967, -1.66596
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Deanery Bridge is an 18th-century pack horse bridge that features a later 20th-century deck and parapets. The bridge's abutments and spandrels are primarily made of coursed squared rubble, with some areas of a less regular nature, while the arch rings consist of roughly shaped sandstone blocks. The deck is constructed of concrete and is supported by steel and mesh railings.

This single-span arched bridge carries Mill Lane over the River Gaunless, providing access to South Church village and the Church of St Andrew located on the north bank. The bridge has a very narrow, relatively flat, segmental stone arch situated between stone abutments that are approximately twice as wide as the arch itself. A concrete slab, about 3 meters wide, oversails the arch rings on both sides. The parapets are makeshift, created from stanchions and a mix of flat bars, tyre-traction mats, and wire mesh. Diagonal tie bars are used to support a pipeline and electricity cable attached to the eastern side of the bridge. At the south end, there are short, splayed attached wing walls made of roughly coursed stone.

Local climate

Deanery Bridge receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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