Lady Wilton's Bridge and Adjacent Former Horse Wash is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1976. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Lady Wilton's Bridge and Adjacent Former Horse Wash
- WRENN ID
- endless-pewter-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1976
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Lady Wilton's Bridge and Adjacent Former Horse Wash, Leicester Road
- OS grid reference
- SK 750 191
- Coordinates
- 52.76436, -0.88976
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lady Wilton's Bridge, built from ashlar, features a parapet that rises towards the center and has a band below. It consists of five segmental arches, which are graduated in size with the largest arch in the center. Cutwaters and piers between the arches terminate in pyramidal caps on the parapet. There are wrought iron scrolled lamp brackets at each end of the bridge. Earlier 19th century maps refer to it as 'Eye Kettleby Bridge'. Adjacent to the bridge is a former horse wash, which is flanked by rusticated stone walls and has a partly exposed cobbled surface leading down to the river from Leicester Street. The end pier of the wall is made of ashlar and features a moulded cap and cornice. Lady Wilton's Bridge and the horse wash are part of a group that includes Egerton Lodge, its raised terrace, the archway in its eastern garden wall, Wilton Street, and Nos 29 to 33 (odd) High Street, which are of local interest.
Local climate
Lady Wilton's Bridge and Adjacent Former Horse Wash sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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