Bridge Over River Pont Approx 300 Yards South-West of Matfen Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Bridge.
Bridge Over River Pont Approx 300 Yards South-West of Matfen Hall
- WRENN ID
- hollow-iron-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NZ 029 713
- Coordinates
- 55.03668, -1.95592
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a bridge over the River Pont, built in the early 19th century, possibly by the architect Rickman. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a single segmental arch that is framed by a hollow-chamfered arch band. The bridge has a pierced parapet decorated with roll-moulded diamond shapes set within square surrounds that have roll-moulded edges. The design includes ridge coping and square end piers, which are flanked by concave walls that also end in similar piers. The bridge is located approximately 300 yards south-west of Matfen Hall.
Local climate
Bridge Over River Pont Approx 300 Yards South-West of Matfen Hall receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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