Bridge Over River Quin is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. A C19 Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Bridge Over River Quin

WRENN ID
carved-lintel-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Quin, Fleece Lane, Braughing
OS grid reference
TL 395 252
Coordinates
51.90789, 0.02656
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Quin in Braughing village is a footbridge built in 1861, as indicated by raised lettering. It features a cast iron structure on brick abutments and has a wooden plank deck. The bridge spans approximately 7 meters and is characterized by openwork lattice girder parapets, each made from a single casting. The deeper bottom flange on each side displays the inscription: '1861 BARWELL & CO EAGLE FOUNDARY NORTHAMPTON 1861'. Each girder is supported at both ends by large quadrant openwork cast iron brackets, which have a circular design in the spandrel and are bolted to the underside of the bottom flange. Spacer bars at intervals also help support the deck of longitudinal planks. At each end of each girder, there are square panelled cast iron posts with moulded finials, along with 2-bar abutments. The railings are jointed to the outer face and are carried on moulded cast iron posts.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Quin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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