Fiddlers Bridge (Footbridge) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Footbridge.
Fiddlers Bridge (Footbridge)
- WRENN ID
- nether-marble-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Footbridge
- Address
- Fiddlers Bridge (Footbridge), Eastwick Road, Gilston
- OS grid reference
- TL 449 119
- Coordinates
- 51.78748, 0.09943
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fiddlers Bridge is a footbridge dating from the 18th or 19th century, located over Fiddlers' Brook at Pye Corner. It is constructed from small red brick and measures about 5 feet wide. The bridge features two unequal round arches made up of two rings of headers, with the smaller and older arch on the north side having a higher springing. The main span has a three-centred arch made of darker brick. The bridge is supported by angled abutment walls and is finished with a white post and three-rail balustrade. This footbridge is an interesting architectural feature and adds a picturesque element to views when approaching Pye Corner from the south, particularly as it serves as a foreground to Fiddlers Cottage.
Local climate
Fiddlers Bridge (Footbridge) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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