Abbey Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1952. Bridge.

Abbey Bridge

WRENN ID
endless-clay-brook
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1952
Type
Bridge
Address
Abbey Bridge, Westwick
OS grid reference
NZ 066 149
Coordinates
54.5297, -1.8993
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Abbey Bridge is a road bridge that crosses the River Tees, built in 1773 for John Sawrey Morritt. The bridge is primarily constructed of dressed sandstone, with some lower courses made of rubble. It features a semicircular arch that spans 23 meters, supported by slightly projecting giant piers. The bridge has a battlemented parapet above a chamfered band, which breaks forward over the piers to create pedestrian refuges. There are paired water-spouts that project from the base of the parapet at both the north and south ends of the bridge. The merlons and embrasures of the parapet have chamfered coping, and the north-west section of the parapet is terminated by a low circular-plan pier topped with a hemispherical cap. Additionally, there are two circular emplacements at the southern end of the parapet, believed to be the bases of former toll-houses. Abbey Bridge spans the parishes of Westwick and Egglestone Abbey.

Local climate

Abbey Bridge receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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