Railway Bridge Over River Calder (Mirfield Cooper Bridge Line) is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. A C19 Railway bridge.

Railway Bridge Over River Calder (Mirfield Cooper Bridge Line)

WRENN ID
scattered-forge-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1985
Type
Railway bridge
Address
Railway Bridge Over River Calder (Mirfield Cooper Bridge Line), Newgate
OS grid reference
SE 200 195
Coordinates
53.67237, -1.69778
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railway bridge over the River Calder, part of the Mirfield-Cooper Bridge line, was built around 1840. It was designed by engineer George Stephenson, with supervision by T. L. Gooch, for the Manchester and Leeds Railway. The bridge is constructed from rock-faced stone with rusticated dressings. It features four segmental arches spanning the river, along with an additional five arches to the west and two to the east, all resting on bull-nosed abutments. There is a string course at the base of the stone parapet. A later steel bridge is located on the south side, but it is not included in this listing.

Local climate

Railway Bridge Over River Calder (Mirfield Cooper Bridge Line) receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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