Bridge Between Upper and Middle Ponds is a Grade II* listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1973. Bridge.
Bridge Between Upper and Middle Ponds
- WRENN ID
- waning-baluster-sorrel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1973
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Between Upper and Middle Ponds, Old Warden
- OS grid reference
- TL 149 447
- Coordinates
- 52.08924, -0.32315
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge between the Upper and Middle Ponds is a Grade II* listed structure from the late 19th century. It is believed to have been supplied by Clayton and Shuttleworth of Lincoln, the company that contributed to the wealth of the garden's later owners, the Shuttleworths. The bridge features a combination of cast and wrought iron in its construction. It has a simple design, characterized by a small humpbacked shape, metal trelliswork panels beneath the handrail adorned with roses at the intersections, and octagonal newel posts topped with simple finials.
Local climate
Bridge Between Upper and Middle Ponds sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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