Bridge Over New River on the Meads at Tl 3481 1390 is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Bridge.

Bridge Over New River on the Meads at Tl 3481 1390

WRENN ID
standing-panel-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over New River on the Meads at Tl 3481 1390, Ware
OS grid reference
TL 348 139
Coordinates
51.8075, -0.04595
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a bridge over the New River on The Meads, built in 1816 as part of a series of prefabricated bridges. It features cast-iron arch girders with perforated spandrels and ornamental keystones that include the date of construction. The bridge has a convex chordal profile and spans approximately 4.5 meters. It is inscribed with "New River Co." and "Priestfield Ironworks near Bilston" from Staffordshire. The arches are supported by brick abutments, and the outer arches are equipped with cast-iron post and rail handrails.

Local climate

Bridge Over New River on the Meads at Tl 3481 1390 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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 0.3°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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