Calves Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Bridge.
Calves Bridge
- WRENN ID
- south-marble-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1985
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Calves Bridge, Lapford
- OS grid reference
- SS 749 087
- Coordinates
- 50.86439, -3.77873
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Calves Bridge is a road bridge over the River Datch, dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It is constructed of volcanic rubble, with squared blocks used only for the abutments and cutwaters. The bridge features two spans, consisting of two segmental plain arches made with rubble voussoirs. The abutments are angled back towards the bank only on the upstream (north) side. There are central pointed cutwaters on both sides, which rise only to road level and have semi-pyramid tops. The rubble parapet slightly rises to the center, following the incline of the road, and the parapet walls sweep outwards on each side. At this point, the River Datch also forms the boundary between the parish and Lapford Parish.
Local climate
Calves Bridge receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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