Drive bridge over Coundon Burn at NZ 2285 3056 is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Bridge.
Drive bridge over Coundon Burn at NZ 2285 3056
- WRENN ID
- high-jamb-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1994
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Drive bridge over Coundon Burn at NZ 2285 3056, Auckland Park
- OS grid reference
- NZ 228 305
- Coordinates
- 54.6696, -1.64722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The drive bridge over Coundon Burn, built in 1827, is a Grade II listed structure made of ashlar and dressed stone. This bridge was designed to carry a drive or bridleway over the Coundon Burn. It features a simple elliptical barrel vault that measures approximately 6.8 meters long and 2.13 meters wide, which is covered with earth and gravel. There are no headwalls or parapets present.
On the eastern (upstream) side, the bridge displays a single arch ring made of fine ashlar voussoirs, with the keystone inscribed with "WD | 1827," referring to William Dunelm, also known as William Van Mildert, who was the Bishop of Durham from 1826 to 1836. The arch ring on the western side and the connecting vault are constructed from less well-dressed stone. Additionally, a training wall extends from the north abutment a short distance downstream, and the stream bed is paved.
Local climate
Drive bridge over Coundon Burn at NZ 2285 3056 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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