Bridge of Sighs is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. Footbridge.
Bridge of Sighs
- WRENN ID
- weathered-gallery-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1955
- Type
- Footbridge
- Address
- Bridge of Sighs, Upper Northgate Street, CH1 4EE
- OS grid reference
- SJ 403 666
- Coordinates
- 53.19388, -2.89373
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bridge of Sighs is a footbridge that spans the ravine of Chester Canal. It was likely built in the late 18th century and is constructed from coursed red sandstone. The bridge features shallow flush voussoirs that form a slender segmental arch, along with plinths along the footway. The original railings have been removed, and access to the bridge is now blocked from both banks. Historically, this footbridge was used to transport prisoners from the city gaol, located at No. 1 Upper Northgate Street, to the former Chapel of St John in the south wing of the Bluecoat School.
Local climate
Bridge of Sighs 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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