Bridge Between Rock Pool and Island Pool is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1987. Bridge.
Bridge Between Rock Pool and Island Pool
- WRENN ID
- roaming-pavement-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP: Mike Wood (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Between Rock Pool and Island Pool, Himley
- OS grid reference
- SO 891 919
- Coordinates
- 52.52535, -2.16177
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge between Rock Pool and Island Pool is an early 19th-century structure located in Himley Park. It is built of rusticated ashlar and features a single semi-circular arch. The arch is designed with alternate grooved voussoirs and a large keystone that is integrated into the parapet band. The bridge has a plain parapet, and the abutments are flanked by square piers.
Local climate
Bridge Between Rock Pool and Island Pool receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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