Bridge Over River Calder is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. A C19 Bridge.

Bridge Over River Calder

WRENN ID
narrow-brass-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Calder, Alma Road, Todmorden
OS grid reference
SD 932 222
Coordinates
53.69644, -2.10368
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Calder, built in 1816, is constructed of dressed stone. It features a single span segmental arch made with rusticated voussoirs, each displaying a rough raised surface with indecipherable symbols or letters. The date is inscribed on the keystone. The bridge has a projecting string and a parapet with cappings.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Calder sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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