Ledgard Bridge (Over River Calder) is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. A C18 Bridge.

Ledgard Bridge (Over River Calder)

WRENN ID
turning-threshold-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Ledgard Bridge (Over River Calder), Newgate, Mirfield
OS grid reference
SE 200 195
Coordinates
53.67189, -1.69752
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ledgard Bridge, built between 1799 and 1800, is a road bridge over the River Calder in Mirfield. It is constructed of hammer dressed stone and features four semi-circular arches supported by triangular breakwaters. The entire bridge has a cambered design, with square corbels at the springing of each arch. On the south side, there is a stone parapet resting on a string course. The north side has been widened to accommodate a pavement, which includes a concrete deck.

Local climate

Ledgard Bridge (Over River Calder) 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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