Willes Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1980. Bridge. 3 related planning applications.
Willes Bridge
- WRENN ID
- steep-terrace-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington MP: Matt Western (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1980
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Willes Bridge, Willes Road, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 4ER
- OS grid reference
- SP 323 657
- Coordinates
- 52.28911, -1.52669
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The late 19th-century Willes Bridge, with 20th-century restorations, spans the River Leam. The bridge is constructed of pinkish-brown brick arches, featuring gauged brick heads and cornices. It has an ashlar and moulded terracotta parapet, along with cast-iron rails and an inscription tablet. Three segmental arches form the bridge, with a frieze and chamfered copings. The parapet is divided into eight sections, with pedestals featuring alternating peaked and ornamental caps. A central, west pedestal bears an inscription tablet, while the east pedestal displays a badly eroded Willes family coat of arms. Taller end pedestals mark the bridge's extremities. Between the pedestals are moulded terracotta panels with a lozenge decoration, and chamfered copings are present. A curved retaining wall is located to the south-west. Quadrant rails, topped with three-prong finials, run along the north end of the bridge. The inscription tablet reads: 'THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY THE INHABITANTS OF LEAMINGTON, TO RECORD THE MUNIFICENCE OF EDWARD WILLES ESQUIRE, OF NEWBOLD COMYN TO WHOM THE TOWN IS INDEBTED FOR THE SITE OF THE ADJOINING PUBLIC GARDENS, FOR THIS BRIDGE AND ROAD, AND MANY OTHER VALUABLE GIFTS.'
Local climate
Willes Bridge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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