Wharf Bridge, Itchen Navigation, Winchester is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2024. Cart bridge.
Wharf Bridge, Itchen Navigation, Winchester
- WRENN ID
- sunken-jade-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2024
- Type
- Cart bridge
- Address
- Wharf Bridge, Itchen Navigation, Winchester, SO23 9NL
- OS grid reference
- SU 485 287
- Coordinates
- 51.05602, -1.30883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wharf Bridge is a cart bridge built around 1760, spanning the Itchen Navigation in Winchester. Constructed from multi-hued bricks, the bridge features stone coping along the parapets and is oriented east to west, currently providing pedestrian access across the former navigation.
The brick walling is mainly laid in header bond, with some areas repaired in stretcher bond. On either side, the wing walls curve outward and end in brick pillars. The broad, round-headed arch is formed by a soldier course of bricks. The stone coping displays chisel marks on the side face. The track across the bridge is narrow, likely intended for cart traffic, and has a rubble stone base with some larger stone slabs.
Local climate
Wharf Bridge, Itchen Navigation, Winchester receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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