Burrow Beck Bridge (No.92) is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Bridge.

Burrow Beck Bridge (No.92)

WRENN ID
vast-pier-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Burrow Beck Bridge (No.92), Thurnham
OS grid reference
SD 472 579
Coordinates
54.01456, -2.80664
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Burrow Beck Bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Lancaster Canal, which was opened in 1797. It was designed by engineer John Rennie and is constructed from punched sandstone blocks. The bridge features a single elliptical arch with a stepped keystone. It also has a solid parapet that includes a string course and rounded coping.

Local climate

Burrow Beck Bridge (No.92) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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