High Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1953. A Victorian Bridge.

High Bridge

WRENN ID
twisted-pediment-dock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 March 1953
Type
Bridge
Period
Victorian
Address
High Bridge, Ridware Road, Mavesyn Ridware
OS grid reference
SK 092 167
Coordinates
52.74833, -1.86487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Bridge is a road bridge built in 1830, made of cast iron by the Coalbrookdale Works. It features rusticated ashlar abutments and has a single segmental arch spanning 140 feet over the River Trent, adorned with cross-patterned spandrels. The abutments are topped with a dentilled cornice and extend forward to end in semi-octagonal piers with large caps. There is a flight of steps on each side of the bridge, located behind the abutments. The original iron parapet has been removed. The other part of High Bridge is listed under Mavesyn Ridware.

Local climate

High Bridge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% 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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