Rolster Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. A 17th to 18th century with later alterations Bridge.
Rolster Bridge
- WRENN ID
- drifting-postern-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1993
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Rolster Bridge, Harberton
- OS grid reference
- SX 770 562
- Coordinates
- 50.39355, -3.73052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rolster Bridge is a road bridge over the Harbourne River, likely built in the 17th to 18th century on earlier foundations, with alterations made in the early 19th century. The bridge is constructed of slate rubble and features slate voussoirs for its arches. It has two widely spaced semi-circular arches, with the east arch being the larger of the two. The smaller west arch appears to be a later addition and currently carries the main stream, which was diverted, leaving the larger east arch to function as a flood arch. It seems that the east arch was widened on the north upstream side during this time. At the springing of the main arch, there are indications of earlier bridge footings, likely from the bridge referenced by John Leland between 1534 and 1543, described as "a Stone Bridge caullid Rostel." The parapets are made of long vertical slates, with the south side having been realigned. A large reinforcement buttress, resembling a cutwater, is located on the north upstream side and helps to divert the stream to the west arch.
Local climate
Rolster Bridge receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- 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
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings