Houghton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1954. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Houghton Bridge
- WRENN ID
- patient-threshold-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1954
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Houghton Bridge, Storrington Road, Amberley, Horsham, BN18 9LR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 025 118
- Coordinates
- 50.89685, -0.54353
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Houghton Bridge is a road bridge dating from 1875, built in the style of a medieval structure. It is situated where the River Arun divides into two branches with a central island, and the boundary between two districts passes through the centre of the east branch. The bridge is constructed of ashlar stone. The western branch of the river is spanned by four low, elliptical arches. The east branch is spanned by a single, similar arch with a solid section between the arch and bank. Blunt cutwaters are located between the western arches, and buttresses flank the western arch and the solid portion of the east branch. A modillion cornice runs below the parapet, and above each pier is a semi-circular, pierced recess which is corbelled out from the pier. The road approaches to the bridge are flanked by piers topped with ball caps. An opening also provides access from the south side of the bridge onto the island. A photograph of the bridge is held in the National Buildings Record.
Local climate
Houghton Bridge receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 13 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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
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