Thickholme Bridge (Thirlmere Aqueduct) is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Aqueduct.
Thickholme Bridge (Thirlmere Aqueduct)
- WRENN ID
- night-window-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Address
- Thickholme Bridge (Thirlmere Aqueduct), Windermere, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 407 015
- Coordinates
- 54.40619, -2.91425
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thickholme Bridge, part of the Thirlmere Aqueduct, is an aqueduct that also serves as a footbridge. It was built in 1893 by Smith & Co. for the Manchester Corporation Water Works and has undergone some modifications in the 20th century. The bridge features cast iron side panels that conceal a ribbed steel deck, which supports three large water pipes that cross the Troutbeck. These pipes are enclosed by the outer balustrade. The structure has a single span with a delicate segmental arch, and the spandrels are pierced with roundels that have a foliated design, decreasing in size towards the center. Above the arch, there is a sub-parapet adorned with zigzag decoration, topped by a decorative balustrade featuring foiled arch heads. Inscribed plates on the sides indicate 'Manchester Corporation Water Works 1893'.
Local climate
Thickholme Bridge (Thirlmere Aqueduct) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,510 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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