Baber Auxiliary Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 2002. Bridge.

Baber Auxiliary Bridge

WRENN ID
eternal-dormer-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hounslow
Constituency
Brentford and Isleworth MP: Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 2002
Type
Bridge
Address
Baber Auxiliary Bridge, Staines Road
OS grid reference
TQ 113 746
Coordinates
51.45954, -0.39849
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Baber Auxiliary Bridge, located on Staines Road, was built in 1809 for the Trustees of the Brentford Turnpike Road. It is constructed of pink-grey stock brick and features Portland stone coping along the parapet, with stone keystones on each side inscribed with 'Rebuilt 1809'.

Historically, the original Baber (or Beaver) Auxiliary Bridge was commissioned by the Duke of Northumberland to carry the Hounslow-Staines road over a channel of the Isleworth Mill River. This watercourse was created to power mills on the ducal estate and connects to the River Crane nearby. The bridge was inadvertently rebuilt by the trustees of the Brentford Road, who were unaware of the duke's responsibility for it.

Local climate

Baber Auxiliary 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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