Kennet and Avon Canal, Orchard Meadow Bridge at Su 377673 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1990. Bridge.
Kennet and Avon Canal, Orchard Meadow Bridge at Su 377673
- WRENN ID
- second-loggia-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1990
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Kennet and Avon Canal, Orchard Meadow Bridge at Su 377673, Kintbury
- OS grid reference
- SU 377 672
- Coordinates
- 51.40261, -1.45919
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Orchard Meadow Bridge is an accommodation bridge built in the late 18th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of brick and features a single elliptical arch, a band, solid parapets, and piers topped with stone and brick coping. The bridge also has a towpath retaining wall with brick coping. The Kennet & Avon Canal, which this bridge serves, was constructed between 1794 and 1810, with John Rennie as the principal engineer.
Local climate
Kennet and Avon Canal, Orchard Meadow Bridge at Su 377673 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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