Garnett Bridge Over the River Sprint is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1984. Bridge.
Garnett Bridge Over the River Sprint
- WRENN ID
- south-cinder-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Garnett Bridge Over the River Sprint, Strickland Roger
- OS grid reference
- SD 523 992
- Coordinates
- 54.3866, -2.73502
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Garnett Bridge spans the River Sprint and is likely from the 18th century, with repairs made in 1923. The bridge is constructed of stone rubble and features dressed coping. It has a segmental arch made with thin voussoirs and plain parapets. The parapet on the north side includes a plaque on the south side that notes the repair.
Local climate
Garnett Bridge Over the River Sprint sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2008
- No related consent applications matched
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