Featherstone Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Featherstone Bridge
- WRENN ID
- sharp-plinth-larch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 June 1952
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Featherstone Bridge, Bridge End
- OS grid reference
- NY 675 618
- Coordinates
- 54.95066, -2.50786
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Featherstone Bridge is a single-track road bridge over the River South Tyne, built around 1775. It is constructed from tooled ashlar sandstone and features similar designs on both faces. The bridge has a single segmental arch that is approximately 25 meters wide, with flush voussoirs, an arch band, and a triple keystone. The arch is supported by wide, slightly projecting piers and rests on side walls that have chamfered plinths and top bands.
The parapet is characterized by a wide band and projecting chamfered coping. The horizontal section of the parapet extends beyond the keystone and then slopes down to the south. It ends at projecting piers that have pyramidal caps. There is a plaque above the keystone on the inner face of the west parapet that reads "FEATHERSTONE BRIDGE." The north end of the parapet has curving walls, while the south end features splayed walls.
Local climate
Featherstone Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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