Railway Overbridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1989. Overbridge.

Railway Overbridge

WRENN ID
silver-gateway-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1989
Type
Overbridge
Address
Railway Overbridge, Paddy Lane, Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
OS grid reference
SD 541 951
Coordinates
54.34995, -2.70717
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This railway overbridge was built around 1846 by Joseph Locke for the Lancaster to Carlisle Railway. It is constructed from rock-faced limestone and features a round arch with voussoirs that extend to a band above, as well as an impost band. The structure has a coped parapet, although central stones were removed in the 20th century to raise the height of the parapet.

Local climate

Railway Overbridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 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 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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