Bridge House is a Grade II* listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1950. A 17th century House. 1 related planning application.

Bridge House

WRENN ID
waning-fireplace-rowan
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1950
Type
House
Address
Bridge House, Lea Road, Cromford, DE4 5JG
OS grid reference
SK 300 572
Coordinates
53.1118, -1.55245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge House is an early 17th century building with 18th century additions and alterations, located at 1390 Lea Road in Cromford. It is constructed of stone and features two storeys with attics. The façade includes plain two-light mullioned windows, which are fitted with 18th century casements. The left wing has two blocked entrances, one of which has a four-centred arch. There is one gabled dormer with a mullioned light. The advanced wing on the right side has two gables and four 18th century sash windows. The building retains its original stone stacks and tiles, and all gables are topped with ball-head finials.

Local climate

Bridge House receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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