Galgate Bridge (No 86) is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Bridge.

Galgate Bridge (No 86)

WRENN ID
forgotten-rood-vale
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 Bridge (No 86), Ellel
OS grid reference
SD 482 550
Coordinates
53.98872, -2.79095
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Galgate Bridge, built in 1797, is an accommodation bridge over the Lancaster Canal, designed by engineer John Rennie. The bridge features punched sandstone blocks and has a single elliptical arch with a stepped keystone. It also includes a solid parapet with a band and rounded coping.

Local climate

Galgate Bridge (No 86) 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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