Bridge Approximately 300 Metres North of Downton Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1987. Bridge.

Bridge Approximately 300 Metres North of Downton Castle

WRENN ID
forgotten-arch-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1987
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SO 445 750
Coordinates
52.37082, -2.81611
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge, located approximately 300 metres north of Downton Castle, was built in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of dressed coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. The bridge features a central tall narrow archway with a two-centred head made up of two chamfered orders. On either side of the archway, there are bartizan-style angled projections with embattled parapets that extend from the wall just below the arch and continue to the main parapet coping.

Additionally, there are smaller similarly arched flood outlets and several irregularly sized and spaced slit openings in the bridge walls. The plain parapet has a string course at its base, a ridged coping, and is splayed at the north end. The south ends of the bridge terminate in octagonal piers with pyramidal capping. The eastern parapet curves in a broad north-easterly sweep, while the western parapet curves into the adjacent Lodge. A short wall, about two metres long, is attached at right angles to the outer side of both piers.

This bridge was constructed as part of significant alterations to Downton Castle that took place between 1860 and 1870, which included the creation of a new entrance on the north-west side of the building. The estate was originally accessed from the south, with the driveway crossing the River Teme at Castle Bridge.

Local climate

Bridge Approximately 300 Metres North of Downton Castle receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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