Lee Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1996. A Early C18 Bridge.
Lee Bridge
- WRENN ID
- fallen-bracket-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire MP: Louise Sandher-Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1996
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Lee Bridge, Smelting House Lane, Barlow
- OS grid reference
- SK 344 754
- Coordinates
- 53.27531, -1.48482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lee Bridge is an early 18th-century bridge, with a datestone on the arch lining that appears to read '1722', though it has undergone some 19th-century alterations. It is constructed from rubble Coal Measures sandstone, featuring ashlar voussoirs and arch linings, along with massive squared coping blocks. The bridge has a single semi-circular arch, splayed abutments, and crudely cantilevered parapet walls. Originally a packhorse bridge on the old route connecting the village of Barlow to the town of Dronfield, it was widened in the 19th century to accommodate wheeled traffic. This bridge is a largely intact example of rural bridge engineering, with a design that foreshadows the style of canal bridges from the late 18th century.
Local climate
Lee Bridge receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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