The Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1955. Bridge.
The Bridge
- WRENN ID
- scattered-nave-ivory
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1955
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- The Bridge, the Soke, New Alresford
- OS grid reference
- SU 588 329
- Coordinates
- 51.09262, -1.16167
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bridge is a historically significant structure that crosses the canalised overflow stream from a reservoir built around 1200 by the Bishop of Winchester, Godfrey de Lucy, to provide water for navigation on the River Itchen. The bridge dates from the 14th century, with early 19th-century alterations. The north face features a single pointed arch made of cut stone with rebated roussoirs, and there is a stepped buttress on the west side. The lower walls are constructed of stone rubble up to road level, while above this is a brick parapet capped with weathered original stone. The south face was widened in the later period, incorporating brick walling and a parapet. The Bridge is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
The Bridge receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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