Long Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1966. Bridge.
Long Bridge
- WRENN ID
- worn-doorway-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1966
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Long Bridge, Bridge Street, Coggeshall
- OS grid reference
- TL 849 223
- Coordinates
- 51.86916, 0.68491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Long Bridge is a road bridge over the River Blackwater with origins dating back to the 13th century, although it has been significantly altered in the 20th century. The bridge is constructed of red brick in both English and Flemish bond, featuring stone coping. It spans the river from north to south, with original fabric visible on the west side, while the east side was widened in the 20th century.
On the west side, there are three slightly pointed arches made of 13th-century brickwork, with the central arch being wider and higher than the others. This side also has two brick cutwaters that support an iron girder in an H-section, which holds up the modern parapet. The east side features three round arches made of 20th-century brickwork and two concrete buttresses.
Each parapet wall includes a bronze plaque on the inside embossed with 'Essex County Council 1912', and the stone copings are of triangular section with a rounded crest. The southeast parapet is designed to splay towards Monkwell, while the others align with the road; all parapets were constructed later than the bridge itself. The bridge was illustrated by J. Greig in "Excursions through Essex" in 1818.
Local climate
Long Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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