Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 2011. Bridge.
Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park
- WRENN ID
- idle-cobble-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 2011
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park, Daventry
- OS grid reference
- SP 603 698
- Coordinates
- 52.32383, -1.11547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pulpit Bridge in Watford Park is a 19th-century brick bridge that features a single span resting on a stone plinth. It has projecting, canted brick abutments faced in stone, along with adjoining brick wings. The abutments are designed with moulded stone bases and copings, and they include recessed, round-headed panels that resemble lancet windows, a design element that is echoed in the balustrade above. The bridge has metal, four-centred arches on the north and south sides, adorned with foliate designs and the Henley Coat of Arms in the spandrels. Above the arches are balustrades featuring interleaving arch motifs, which culminate in stepped projections on the abutments. These projections, reminiscent of pulpits or armchairs, are decorated with banding, finials, and open lancet-type openings.
Additionally, beneath the bridge, there is a metal gate supported by two decorative posts, with railings on either side, marking the entrance to the park.
Local climate
Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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