Swing Bridge Over Cutting Between Greenland Dock and Norway Dock is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Bridge.

Swing Bridge Over Cutting Between Greenland Dock and Norway Dock

WRENN ID
burning-keep-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Address
Swing Bridge Over Cutting Between Greenland Dock and Norway Dock, Surrey Docks
OS grid reference
TQ 363 792
Coordinates
51.49574, -0.03656
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The swing bridge over the cutting between Greenland Dock and Norway Dock is a Grade II listed structure built in 1855. Designed by engineer James Walker and constructed by Walker, Burges and Cooper, it was originally located at the entrance lock of South Dock but was relocated around 1987. The bridge features wrought-iron plates and angles, showcasing an elegant lightness due to the use of wrought iron with countersunk rivet heads. This makes it an early surviving example of riveted ironwork in bridges. Some welded steelwork has been discreetly added during refurbishment. The original granite kerbs and paving have been reinstated at its new site. This bridge is recognized as the second oldest wrought-iron bridge in the London Docklands.

Local climate

Swing Bridge Over Cutting Between Greenland Dock and Norway Dock 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 lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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