Nostell Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Nostell Bridge

WRENN ID
crooked-pewter-twilight
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1968
Type
Bridge
Address
Nostell Bridge, Doncaster Road, Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell
OS grid reference
SE 402 174
Coordinates
53.65179, -1.39269
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nostell Bridge is a public road bridge that carries the Doncaster-Wakefield road over a lake in Nostell Park. It was built in 1761, designed by Sir George Savile, and constructed by John Watson of Wakefield, who was the Surveyor of Bridges to the West Riding, along with John Croft of Calverley, the resident engineer of Aire and Calder Navigation. The bridge is made of sandstone ashlar and features five elliptical arches that rise towards the center. Triangular cutwaters are positioned at half-height, transitioning into pilasters, with a roll-moulded band running between them. The bridge has a low parapet topped with modern iron railings. Beneath each arch, there is a weir, with a sluice located in the central arch.

Local climate

Nostell Bridge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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