Waterperry House, Garden Bridge Approximately 150 Metres to North East is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Garden bridge.
Waterperry House, Garden Bridge Approximately 150 Metres to North East
- WRENN ID
- quartered-banister-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Garden bridge
- OS grid reference
- SP 630 064
- Coordinates
- 51.75288, -1.08848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Waterperry House garden bridge is an 18th-century structure located approximately 150 meters to the northeast of Waterperry House. It is built of limestone ashlar and coursed squared rubble, with a brick interior. The central section of the bridge features four Doric half-columns that support a triglyph entablature. The outer bays contain round-headed niches flanking a central round-headed entrance, which is adorned with a projecting tablet. The abutments are made of rubble, while the rear is constructed from rubble with squared quoins and a cornice that slightly projects from the central section. The central entrance has a wide round-arched surround with heavy chamfered rustication. Inside, the tunnel has a central octagonal chamber topped with a saucer vault. The front of the bridge now serves as the backdrop for a small amphitheatre, although the tunnel originally formed part of a sunken walk.
Local climate
Waterperry House, Garden Bridge Approximately 150 Metres to North East 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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