Bristol Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. Bridge. 3 related planning applications.
Bristol Bridge
- WRENN ID
- tall-bronze-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1959
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bristol Bridge, BS1 6QP
- OS grid reference
- ST 590 729
- Coordinates
- 51.45362, -2.59139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bristol Bridge is a bridge built between 1764 and 1768 by James Bridges, later widened in 1873-1874. It is constructed of Courtfield limestone ashlar and cast iron, showcasing a classical style. The bridge features a central segmental arch flanked by two semicircular arches, all adorned with rusticated voussoirs, soffits, and pilaster strips. The structure is topped with a cast-iron deck from around 1873, supported by paired cast-iron Doric columns that extend to steel pavements.
Historically, the bridge is similar to the original Westminster Bridge. It was initially built by Thomas Paty, and although the Portland stone balustrade and four domed toll houses were removed during the 1873-1874 works, they were illustrated by Samuel Jackson in 1824.
Local climate
Bristol Bridge receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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