Skew Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1958. Bridge. 8 related planning applications.

Skew Bridge

WRENN ID
high-gutter-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston MP: Ms Marie Rimmer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 May 1958
Type
Bridge
Address
Skew Bridge, Warrington Road, Rainhill, WA12 8DG
OS grid reference
SJ 490 913
Coordinates
53.41693, -2.76796
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Skew Bridge, built in 1829, carries the Liverpool-Warrington road over the Liverpool-Manchester railway. It features a single stone arch and is inscribed with the name of engineer George Stephenson. This bridge is a notable example from the early railway age, although it is difficult to see except from the railway itself. The bridge is constructed of red sandstone, but the south side has been rebuilt with a metal parapet.

Local climate

Skew Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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