The Sham Bridge to Middle Pond Busbridge Lakes is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1960. Bridge.

The Sham Bridge to Middle Pond Busbridge Lakes

WRENN ID
hollow-finial-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waverley
Constituency
Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 March 1960
Type
Bridge
Address
The Sham Bridge to Middle Pond Busbridge Lakes, Hambledon Road, Munstead and Tuesley
OS grid reference
SU 972 420
Coordinates
51.16981, -0.61053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Sham Bridge to Middle Pond is an 18th-century bridge made of sandstone rubble. It features an imitation design with 11 arches and slab voussoirs, positioned atop a weir that directs water into the lower pond, gently rising in the center. This bridge is part of a landscape garden created by Philip Cartaret Webb between 1748 and 1770, reflecting the Romantic tradition. The garden is noted in "Neales: Seats of the Nobility and Gentry" and is currently recognized as a Garden of Historic Interest in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest - Part 40 (Surrey) II*.

Local climate

The Sham Bridge to Middle Pond Busbridge Lakes receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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