Grains O'Th' Beck Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. A C18 Bridge.

Grains O'Th' Beck Bridge

WRENN ID
stubborn-copper-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Bridge
Address
Grains O'Th' Beck Bridge, B6276, Lunedale
OS grid reference
NY 867 207
Coordinates
54.58185, -2.20612
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grains o'th' Beck Bridge is a road bridge located over Long Grain, a tributary of the River Lune. It is likely from the late 18th century and has undergone some later repairs. The bridge is constructed of rubble with squared-boulder coping stones.

Both sides of the bridge are similar in design, featuring two low segmental arches. These arches have rough voussoirs that alternate between flush and projecting. A later triangular-plan cutwater with a sloping top is positioned between the arches. The faces of the bridge include scattered throughstones and later snecked-stone infill at the ends. The parapet is slightly curved and has large coping stones laid alternately upright and flat, creating a slightly embattled appearance.

Local climate

Grains O'Th' Beck Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 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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