Bridge Over River Eea to Cark House and Walls is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. A Georgian Bridge.

Bridge Over River Eea to Cark House and Walls

WRENN ID
floating-thatch-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1989
Type
Bridge
Period
Georgian
Address
Bridge Over River Eea to Cark House and Walls, Lower Holker
OS grid reference
SD 361 765
Coordinates
54.18107, -2.98036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Eea to Cark House and its accompanying walls, likely built in the 18th century, is constructed from stone rubble and dressed stone. It features a segmental arch made with dressed voussoirs and has low parapets, with the eastern side adorned with plain iron railings. The walls on the north side of the bridge curve outward and have coping, while the ends are marked by rusticated square piers topped with caps.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Eea to Cark House and Walls sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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