Lydia Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1986. Road bridge.

Lydia Bridge

WRENN ID
hushed-clay-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1986
Type
Road bridge
Address
Lydia Bridge, South Brent, South Hams
OS grid reference
SX 695 606
Coordinates
50.43131, -3.83777
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lydia Bridge is a road bridge over the River Avon, dating from the 17th or 18th century. It features a humpback design and has been widened on the upstream side. The bridge is constructed of stone rubble and has a single round arch. Large stone slabs form a string course, with parapets above that are capped with large granite coping stones. In 1669, Lydia Bridge was noted to be in decay, and the current structure may either be a restoration of an earlier bridge or a complete rebuilding from the late 17th or 18th century.

Local climate

Lydia 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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