Bridge Across Fonthill Lake is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Bridge.
Bridge Across Fonthill Lake
- WRENN ID
- muted-trefoil-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Across Fonthill Lake, Fonthill Bishop
- OS grid reference
- ST 935 326
- Coordinates
- 51.09342, -2.09382
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge across Fonthill Lake is a structure that carries a track over the lake, built in 1826, as indicated by the date on the keystone of the east arch. Constructed from limestone ashlar, it features two segmental arches. The west arch has the initials GM, which stand for George Mortimer, while the east arch displays the date 1826. The south side of the bridge is adorned with panels of tapered Doric columns situated between piers, which are vermiculated only on this side. The abutment walls are slightly curved, and there is a cutwater with no balustrade on the north side. The bridge was designed as a prominent feature of the landscaped park, intended to be viewed from the south, as the north side lacks any decorative detail. George Mortimer acquired the remains of Fonthill Splendens in 1823 and made various improvements to the park, including the widening of the lake.
Local climate
Bridge Across Fonthill Lake receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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