Chester New Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. A Medieval Bridge.
Chester New Bridge
- WRENN ID
- deep-string-quill
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Chester New Bridge, Chester Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 284 522
- Coordinates
- 54.86456, -1.5584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chester New Bridge is a single-track road bridge over the River Wear, leading to the south-west arched gateway to Lambton Park. It likely dates from the 15th century and features a partly rebuilt parapet made of dressed stone.
The bridge has a span of approximately 45 metres, with both faces being similar in design. It includes four pointed arches composed of two chamfered orders, with each arch supported by five chamfered ribs, some of which have been partly restored. Triangular-plan cutwaters are positioned between the arches, with three on each face. These cutwaters have multi-chamfered plinths, sloping tops, and rise to meet the parapet band. The slightly projecting parapet has restored coping and splayed north end walls. There is a large abutment with offsets at the north-west end.
The bridge is located at the boundary of Chester-le-Street and the parish of Bournmoor.
Local climate
Chester New Bridge receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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