Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen

WRENN ID
forgotten-gutter-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen, Whitfield, Plenmeller with Whitfield
OS grid reference
NY 782 570
Coordinates
54.90765, -2.34126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Blueback Bridge over the River West Allen is a bridge that likely dates from the 18th century and was widened in the mid-19th century. The south face features coursed rubble with a squared stone parapet, while the north face is rock-faced with a tooled and margined stone parapet. The south face has an elliptical arch with an arch ring and a chamfered band below the parapet, which flares out at the ends. The north face has a segmental arch that springs from impost blocks, with a keystone that extends upward as a pilaster, flanked by broader pilasters. There is a moulded string below the parapet with sloped coping, and the pilasters are topped with pyramidal caps.

Local climate

Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen 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 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% 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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