Close Gate Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1966. Bridge.
Close Gate Bridge
- WRENN ID
- errant-frieze-crow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1966
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Close Gate Bridge, Eastergate
- OS grid reference
- SE 028 121
- Coordinates
- 53.60547, -1.95804
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Close Gate Bridge is a 17th or 18th century single span stone arched packhorse bridge that crosses Haigh Clough. It features a slightly projecting string course that serves as the base for the parapet, which is made of coursed rubble. The bridge has semi-circular copings and an internal width of approximately 4 feet 6 inches. The walking surface consists of rough stone setts. This bridge is located on the main pack-horse route from the Colne Valley over Close Moss towards Rochdale and is similar in design to Mellor Bridge in Marsden. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Close Gate Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% 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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