Deepdale Aqueduct is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Aqueduct, footbridge. 3 related planning applications.

Deepdale Aqueduct

WRENN ID
patient-eave-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Aqueduct, footbridge
Address
Deepdale Aqueduct, Lartington Lane, Barnard Castle
OS grid reference
NZ 045 167
Coordinates
54.54583, -1.93066
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Deepdale Aqueduct, dated 1893, is an impressive cast-iron aqueduct and footbridge spanning the River Tees. Constructed by Head, Wrightson and Co., Engineers of Thornaby on Tees, the structure is 45 metres long and comprises a jointed span with cross-braced sides, supported by two sets of squat, paired columns featuring moulded bases and dentilled capitals. Double walkways run on either side, enclosing water pipes. The end sections are similar, consisting of two octagonal piers with corbelled, chamfered caps, linked by a short staircase to two embattled, semi-octagonal towers flanking the walkways. The aqueduct traverses the boundary between the parishes of Lartington and Barnard Castle and is notable for its industrial interest as a large and elaborate example of its type.

Local climate

Deepdale Aqueduct 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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