Reigate Hill Footbridge is a Grade II listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 2002. Footbridge.
Reigate Hill Footbridge
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-vestry-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Constituency
- Reigate MP: Rebecca Paul (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 2002
- Type
- Footbridge
- Address
- Reigate Hill Footbridge, Reigate Hill (A217)
- OS grid reference
- TQ 262 523
- Coordinates
- 51.25603, -0.19267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Reigate Hill Footbridge is a footbridge designed in 1908 and completed in 1910 by L G Mouchel and Partners, utilizing the Mouchel Hennebique system of reinforced concrete. It spans 97 feet and is 8 feet wide, weighing 3 tons. The bridge features a single span segmental arch with spandrels divided into four sections on each side. Above the arch, there is cast iron pierced balustrading with larger principal supports topped with ball finials.
Historically, L G Mouchel and Partners were the UK agents for the French Hennebique system of reinforced concrete. The first reinforced concrete bridge was built in 1902, followed by the first open spandrel bridge in 1905. This footbridge is notable as the earliest reinforced concrete footbridge in the country, alongside Alum Chine, which has a shorter span of 67 feet. The structure demonstrates technological advancement with its narrow beams, open design, and the achievement of a 97-foot uninterrupted span, showcasing the potential of reinforced concrete.
Local climate
Reigate Hill Footbridge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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