Bridge Over River Skerne is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1990. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Bridge Over River Skerne

WRENN ID
graven-slate-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1990
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Skerne, Chestnut Street
OS grid reference
NZ 291 150
Coordinates
54.53, -1.55043
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Skerne, built in 1880, was designed by engineer John Dunning and constructed by Pease and Fry. It features rock-faced ashlar, red brick, and cast iron materials. This single-span road bridge has straight ashlar side walls supported by square chamfered piers, each with a circular panel and a chamfered cap. The cast iron balustrades have a distinctive lattice design, with four iron panels below that are inscribed with the year 1880.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Skerne receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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