Old Forge Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Bridge.
Old Forge Bridge
- WRENN ID
- seventh-belfry-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Old Forge Bridge, Whitchurch
- OS grid reference
- SO 559 184
- Coordinates
- 51.86255, -2.64167
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Forge Bridge is a road bridge that spans Garren Brook and dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a single span. The bridge has a pronounced keystone that is slightly recessed within a square-headed surround, which has a corbelled head. The solid parapet includes a central rectangular panel that is flanked by a small pair of ogee-headed panels.
Local climate
Old Forge Bridge receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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