Roving Bridge Over East Entrance to Rotton Park Loop from Birmingham and Wolverhampton is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Roving Bridge Over East Entrance to Rotton Park Loop from Birmingham and Wolverhampton

WRENN ID
stark-landing-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Bridge
Address
Roving Bridge Over East Entrance to Rotton Park Loop from Birmingham and Wolverhampton, Icknield Square B16
OS grid reference
SP 051 871
Coordinates
52.48261, -1.926
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roving Bridge over the east entrance to the Rotton Park Loop from Birmingham and Wolverhampton was built around 1828. It is a type of roving bridge made by Horseley Ironworks, featuring a lighter cast iron construction compared to typical examples. The bridge has pierced and patterned balustrades, supported by stone-dressed brick abutments.

Local climate

Roving Bridge Over East Entrance to Rotton Park Loop from Birmingham and Wolverhampton receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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