Westernmost of the 3 Packhorse Bridges is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1967. Bridge.
Westernmost of the 3 Packhorse Bridges
- WRENN ID
- still-chalk-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1967
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Westernmost of the 3 Packhorse Bridges, Platts Lane, Christleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 476 656
- Coordinates
- 53.18565, -2.78552
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The westernmost of three packhorse bridges, this structure is likely from the late 18th century. It features a humpback design and is constructed from dressed, tooled red sandstone blocks. The bridge has a recessed segmental arch that supports a plain parapet with chamfered coping, which is secured by iron ties. The abutments on the north side step forward, while the south side is flush. The parapets follow the curve of the bridge and terminate at square blocks. The carriageway is made up of small stone sets and cobbles. This bridge is similar in style and age to the other two bridges in the group.
Local climate
Westernmost of the 3 Packhorse Bridges 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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