Blanchland Bridge, Over the River Derwent is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Bridge.
Blanchland Bridge, Over the River Derwent
- WRENN ID
- far-parapet-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Blanchland Bridge, Over the River Derwent, Blanchland Village
- OS grid reference
- NY 966 502
- Coordinates
- 54.84726, -2.05416
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Blanchland Bridge, located over the River Derwent, is a bridge that likely dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed from tooled-and-margined stone, with coursed stone used for the parapet and abutments. The south end of the bridge is higher than the north end. It features an elliptical arch and a smaller round arch to the north, with a triangular cutwater positioned between them that rises to the level of the impost band. This band continues along the broader abutments to a pilaster that connects with a band below the parapet. The parapet has sloped coping and ends in square piers topped with low pyramidal caps. There are short approach walls on the north side with gabled coping. Additionally, there is a pent shed on the west side of the north abutment, which includes a boarded door, a slit vent, and a stone slate roof. Part of this bridge is situated in County Durham.
Local climate
Blanchland Bridge, Over the River Derwent sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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