Bow Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Bow Bridge
- WRENN ID
- leaning-beam-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West MP: Liz Kendall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1975
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bow Bridge, Augustine Road, City of Leicester
- OS grid reference
- SK 580 043
- Coordinates
- 52.63398, -1.14417
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bow Bridge was built in 1862 by the Corporation of Leicester over the Old River Soar, near the site where the remains of Richard III are located. The bridge is wide and was widened in 1915, constructed on cast iron girders. It features a decorated cast iron parapet with small finials and stone square piers at each end, which have moulded cap stones. An inscription on the bridge reads: "The spot where traditionally a stone stood against which Richard III struck his spur on his way to Bosworth, and on return hanging over the horse dashed his head as a wisewoman is supposed to have foretold that where his spur struck his head should be broken" - a summary from "History of Great Britain".
Local climate
Bow Bridge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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