King Williams Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Bridge.
King Williams Bridge
- WRENN ID
- still-moulding-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- King Williams Bridge, Morwenstow
- OS grid reference
- SS 207 116
- Coordinates
- 50.87674, -4.54857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
King Williams Bridge is a road bridge built in 1836. It is constructed from dressed stone rubble and features stone arches. The bridge has a single span with segmental design, and it includes parapets topped with rough stone capping and stone pilasters at each end. On the western parapet, facing the road, there is a slate inscription that reads: "Toward the erection of this bridge, built by subscription, in the year of human redemption 1836, his most gracious Majesty King William the Fourth gave the sum of Twenty Pounds. Fear God! Honour the King!" It has been noted that the bridge was largely financed by R S Hawker, who was involved in its construction as one of his first works in the parish. However, while some sources suggest his contribution was significant, other evidence indicates it was only £2.
Local climate
King Williams Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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