Bridge or Viaduct Over Farringdon Street is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Bridge.

Bridge or Viaduct Over Farringdon Street

WRENN ID
shadowed-minaret-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge or Viaduct Over Farringdon Street, Holborn Viaduct Ec1, City and County of the City of London, EC4A 4BD
OS grid reference
TQ 315 815
Coordinates
51.51725, -0.10507
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge or viaduct over Farringdon Street was built between 1863 and 1869, likely designed by William Heywood. It features three spans made of cast iron, supported by granite piers. The structure is highly decorative, with pairs of statues and winged lions, three lamp standards, and the City arms displayed on each balustrade.

Local climate

Bridge or Viaduct Over Farringdon Street 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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