The Chinese Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1969. Bridge. 5 related planning applications.
The Chinese Bridge
- WRENN ID
- waning-entrance-ivy
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1969
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- The Chinese Bridge, the Causeway, Godmanchester, PE29 2HA
- OS grid reference
- TL 244 705
- Coordinates
- 52.31928, -0.17576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chinese Bridge is a footbridge located on the west side of The Causeway in Godmanchester. It was originally built in 1827, designed by architect Gallier, but was reconstructed in facsimile in 1960. The wooden structure was replaced in 2010. The bridge features a single span with a parapet made of solid gault brick, topped with stone coping at either end. The central section of the bridge is entirely timber, designed in a Chinese Chippendale style, which is the reason for its name.
Local climate
The Chinese Bridge 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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 — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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