Bridge Over River Kennet is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1984. Bridge.
Bridge Over River Kennet
- WRENN ID
- winding-stronghold-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over River Kennet, Bath Road, Hungerford
- OS grid reference
- SU 341 690
- Coordinates
- 51.41902, -1.50971
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge over the River Kennet, built in 1827, is constructed of stone ashlar and features five arches. It has a plain parapet with chamfered capping and a panel above the center arch. The bridge includes square end piers, a flat band at road level, and channelled voussoirs with extended keystones that spring off cutwaters.
Local climate
Bridge Over River Kennet 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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