High Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1957. Bridge.
High Bridge
- WRENN ID
- frozen-lime-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1957
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- High Bridge, Duke Street
- OS grid reference
- SU 717 732
- Coordinates
- 51.45414, -0.96857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Bridge, built in 1788, was designed by architect Robert Brettingham of Princes Street, Hanover Square. It features a single segmental arch that is rusticated and vermiculated, with a plain ashlar keystone. The spandrels have plain circular recessed panels. A curved string follows the pavement and is topped with a plain solid panelled balustrade and moulded coping. The balustrade curves outward at each end and is finished with a rectangular pier. This structure is noted for its graceful design and considerable architectural merit.
Local climate
High Bridge 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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