Pool Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1988. A 18th-19th Century Bridge.

Pool Bridge

WRENN ID
inner-dormer-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1988
Type
Bridge
Period
18th-19th Century
Address
Pool Bridge, Main Street
OS grid reference
SE 243 455
Coordinates
53.90516, -1.63064
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pool Bridge is a public road bridge that spans the River Wharfe. It was built in the 18th century and widened in the 19th century. The bridge is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and features seven segmental arches. There are two main spans over the river, along with two arches leading to a ramp at the south end and three arches for the ramp at the north end.

The design of the two sides of the bridge is different. The east side has simple recessed arches and triangular cutwaters, while the west side features rusticated run-out voussoirs and round-nosed cutwaters. Both sides include rectangular intermediate piers and a canted central pier, all of which are battered and made of vermiculated masonry. The bridge also has cylindrical end piers topped with domes.

This bridge was previously listed under the parish of Leathley, but that entry was removed in September 2018.

Local climate

Pool Bridge receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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