Northern Bridge in People's Park is a Grade II* listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1973. Bridge.

Northern Bridge in People's Park

WRENN ID
rusted-foundation-lichen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1973
Type
Bridge
Address
Northern Bridge in People's Park, Park Road
OS grid reference
SE 085 249
Coordinates
53.72073, -1.87166
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Northern Bridge in People's Park, built around 1856, is a cast iron bridge featuring decorative elements on the spandrels of its shallow segmental arch and along the balustrade. It is supported by stone abutments. This bridge is part of a group of listed buildings located on Park Road.

Local climate

Northern Bridge in People's Park sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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  4. Southern Bridge in People's Park Grade II* 65 m
  5. Fountain and basin in People's Park Grade II* 75 m
  6. Sundial in People's Park Grade II 101 m
  7. Steps to Centre of Terrace in Peoples Park Grade II* 120 m
  8. Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Terrace and Boundary Walls at Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Grade II 123 m
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  10. 8 Statues to Terrace in People's Park Grade II* 128 m