Iron Footbridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1953. Footbridge.

Iron Footbridge

WRENN ID
high-window-spring
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1953
Type
Footbridge
Address
Iron Footbridge, Cathedral Close
OS grid reference
SX 922 925
Coordinates
50.7224, -3.5277
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Iron Footbridge, built in 1814, is a delicate cast-iron structure located over the entrance to Cathedral Close. It carries a footpath that runs along the top of the City Wall. The bridge is inscribed with the names "Burnet Patch, Mayor: R Trewman, Receiver." This bridge is part of a group of listed buildings in Cathedral Close.

Local climate

Iron Footbridge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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