Bridge Over the Sweetbourne at Tq 6875 3510 is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Bridge.

Bridge Over the Sweetbourne at Tq 6875 3510

WRENN ID
long-mortar-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1989
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over the Sweetbourne at Tq 6875 3510, Lamberhurst
OS grid reference
TQ 686 350
Coordinates
51.09031, 0.40659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This bridge, built around 1840, is located over the Sweetbourne stream in Lamberhurst. It is constructed from sandstone and features a single arch with three keystones. The bridge has stepped buttresses and a flat band along the parapet walls, which are splayed in plan and topped with coping stones. This structure is part of Edward Hussey's enhancements to the park surrounding Scotney Castle.

Local climate

Bridge Over the Sweetbourne at Tq 6875 3510 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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