Pepper Boxes and Bridge Over River Wye is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1954. Bridge and turrets.

Pepper Boxes and Bridge Over River Wye

WRENN ID
silent-parapet-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe MP: Emma Reynolds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1954
Type
Bridge and turrets
Address
Pepper Boxes and Bridge Over River Wye, Chapel Lane, West Wycombe
OS grid reference
SU 842 940
Coordinates
51.63854, -0.78364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pepper Boxes and Bridge over the River Wye, dating from the 18th century, features square turrets made of flint rubble with raised quoins and cornices. The turrets have hipped roofs covered with old tiles and topped with tall finials. Each turret includes a brick panel that contains a door leading to the road. The structure flanks a bridge constructed of flint rubble and brick, which has a solid parapet.

Local climate

Pepper Boxes and Bridge Over River Wye sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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