Leeds Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1974. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Leeds Bridge
- WRENN ID
- still-glass-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South MP: Hilary Benn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1974
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Leeds Bridge, Bridge End, LS1 4DJ
- OS grid reference
- SE 302 331
- Coordinates
- 53.79394, -1.54184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Leeds Bridge is a road bridge over the River Aire, built between 1870 and 1873 by engineer T Dyne Steel. It features a steel buckle plate deck supported by wrought-iron internal arch ribs of compound riveted section, with cast-iron fascia arch ribs and rusticated ashlar abutments. The bridge has a segmental arch with a scrolled motif in the spandrels, a parapet adorned with interlocking circles and a moulded rail, and displays the coat of arms of Leeds at its center. This bridge is the oldest crossing point in the town and was historically significant as the site of medieval and later cloth markets. Until 1818, it was the only dry crossing of the river. Between 1818 and 1870, the Aire was bridged at five other points, but it was estimated around 1869 that each Saturday, 4,000 vehicles and 55,000 foot passengers crossed Leeds Bridge into the town. The cost of its replacement exceeded £50,000, leading to the replacement of many buildings on the approach roads south of the river at that time.
Local climate
Leeds Bridge receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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