Far Beck Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Bridge.

Far Beck Bridge

WRENN ID
veiled-stair-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Bridge
Address
Far Beck Bridge, B6276, Lunedale
OS grid reference
NY 866 206
Coordinates
54.58098, -2.20823
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Far Beck Bridge is a small road bridge that spans Lune Head Beck, likely built in the late 18th century. The bridge is constructed from rubble and features squared-boulder coping stones on both faces, which are similar in appearance. It has a segmental arch supported by rough projecting voussoirs, and the faces of the bridge include scattered throughstones. The end sections show some later masonry infill. The bridge has a rising curved parapet with large coping stones arranged alternately upright and flat, creating an embattled effect. The west end is splayed and terminated by roughly-squared boulders, while the curving east end is finished with squared caps.

Local climate

Far 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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