Bridge Over the Cut Immediately North of Cascade Bridge in Bretton Park is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Bridge. 3 related planning applications.

Bridge Over the Cut Immediately North of Cascade Bridge in Bretton Park

WRENN ID
inner-cinder-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1988
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over the Cut Immediately North of Cascade Bridge in Bretton Park, Park Lane, West Bretton, WF4 4LG
OS grid reference
SE 280 125
Coordinates
53.60831, -1.57707
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over The Cut, located immediately north of Cascade Bridge in Bretton Park, is likely from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of cast iron and features eight arched cast-iron girders that support the gently-arched span. The bridge is adorned with iron railings set on a moulded base, which include small dog bars and fleur de lis finials.

Local climate

Bridge Over the Cut Immediately North of Cascade Bridge in Bretton Park receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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