Eastern Bridge over the River Deben is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1988. Bridge.

Eastern Bridge over the River Deben

WRENN ID
steep-rubble-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1988
Type
Bridge
Address
Eastern Bridge over the River Deben, Lower Street, Ufford
OS grid reference
TM 300 518
Coordinates
52.11751, 1.35894
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Eastern Bridge over the River Deben is one of a pair of identical road bridges built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of English bond brick with ashlar coping. On the downriver side, there is a central basket arch made of brick voussoirs, flanked by retaining walls that curve forward. The top of the parapet features ashlar coping that is flush with the walling and has fluted tool marks along the edges. The western end of the parapet has been largely rebuilt with a cement parapet, although it follows the outline of the original structure. The upriver side is similar, but its parapet has not been rebuilt. This bridge is paired with the Western Bridge over the River Deben.

Local climate

Eastern Bridge over the River Deben 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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