Serpentine Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Bridge. 6 related planning applications.

Serpentine Bridge

WRENN ID
hollow-floor-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Bridge
Address
Serpentine Bridge, Kensington Gardens W2, City of Westminster, W2 2UH
OS grid reference
TQ 269 801
Coordinates
51.50625, -0.17261
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Serpentine Bridge, built in 1826 by George Rennie, is located in Kensington Gardens, City of Westminster. This bridge is constructed from Bath stone and features five segmental arches along with two semicircular footways, which are separated by projecting pilaster-buttresses. It has semicircular cut waters and channelled rustication on the spandrels. The bridge is adorned with scrolly keystones, a console cornice, and a balustraded parapet.

Local climate

Serpentine Bridge 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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