Black Torrington Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1989. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Black Torrington Bridge
- WRENN ID
- twisted-clay-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1989
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Black Torrington Bridge, Sheepwash
- OS grid reference
- SS 469 060
- Coordinates
- 50.83396, -4.17463
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Black Torrington Bridge is a road bridge over the River Torridge. It likely has origins from the 17th century but was extensively rebuilt in the mid-19th century and 20th century. The bridge is constructed of slate rubble with concreted coping stones, featuring two arches. On the upstream side, the arches are rounded, and there is a refuge with a triangular cutwater below. In contrast, the downstream side has four-centred arches and a refuge but lacks a cutwater. The bridge was reported to be in decay in 1677. In the early 19th century, James Green described it as having two arches that support a roadway 3 metres wide.
Local climate
Black Torrington Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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