Foss Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A 19th century Bridge.
Foss Bridge
- WRENN ID
- graven-porch-elm
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- Foss Bridge, Fossgate
- OS grid reference
- SE 605 516
- Coordinates
- 53.95779, -1.078
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Foss Bridge is a bridge built between 1811 and 1812, designed by Peter Atkinson, junior. It is constructed from ashlar gritstone and features a single span with an elliptical arch made of alternating long and short voussoirs, supported by rusticated pilaster piers. The bridge has a plain cornice topped with a parapet that consists of bulbous balusters and moulded coping, which is interrupted in the center by a sunk-panelled pier. The pilasters extend into the parapet as plain terminal piers. In 1975, gas lamps were added to the central piers, which are replacements from New Walk.
Local climate
Foss Bridge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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