Dry Bridge in the Grounds of Ascot Place, Approx 600m North-West of the House is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2002. Bridge.
Dry Bridge in the Grounds of Ascot Place, Approx 600m North-West of the House
- WRENN ID
- eternal-pedestal-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Constituency
- Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2002
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SU 913 715
- Coordinates
- 51.43539, -0.68775
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dry bridge, located in the grounds of Ascot Place approximately 600 meters north-west of the house, dates from the early 19th century and was designed by C.C. Ferard. It is constructed from dressed stone and features east and west faces designed to resemble castle gateways.
The east face has a symmetrical central opening with a pointed arch, a plain frieze, and a moulded cornice that projects forward over the center. Above the arch, there are two mythical beast heads, and the face is flanked by weathered buttresses in two stages. The approach to this face is lined with banks of rock.
The west face is also symmetrical, featuring a central section with a pointed arch platband, a plain cornice, and a parapet that includes a Greek-style medallion at its center. Each side of this section has a projection with a platband and a lancet surrounded by a plain border.
This dry bridge is part of a garden that is listed as Grade II* in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England.
Local climate
Dry Bridge in the Grounds of Ascot Place, Approx 600m North-West of the House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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