Galgate Old Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Bridge.

Galgate Old Bridge

WRENN ID
fossil-timber-finch
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
Galgate Old Bridge, Salford Road, Ellel
OS grid reference
SD 482 554
Coordinates
53.99211, -2.79005
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Galgate Old Bridge is a bridge over the River Conder, built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a single segmental arch. Below the solid parapet, there is a moulded band.

Local climate

Galgate Old Bridge 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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