Culmstock Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.
Culmstock Bridge
- WRENN ID
- drifting-granite-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1951
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Culmstock Bridge, the Strand, EX15 3JJ
- OS grid reference
- ST 101 137
- Coordinates
- 50.91631, -3.28006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Culmstock Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Culm, with medieval origins. It was significantly rebuilt following substantial flood damage in 1774, and subsequently altered and repaired in the 20th century. The bridge is constructed from local limestone rubble, with dressed voussoirs and blocks used for the piers and cutwaters. It originally comprised six arches, though the southernmost arch has been replaced with a flat concrete lintel in the 20th century. The remaining five arches are segmental and of varying spans and heights. The piers project on both sides with pointed cutwaters, some extended upwards to form refuges; three are located upstream (east) and two are downstream (west). The bridge has a rubble parapet with rounded ashlar coping, replaced with railings on the 20th-century arch. The road ramps up to the bridge, reaching its highest point north of the centre. According to Polwhele, the 1774 flood resulted in the loss of one arch, which was then replaced with two arches. A bequest for bridge repair made in 1412 indicates earlier medieval origins.
Local climate
Culmstock Bridge receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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