Horse Park Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. Bridge.
Horse Park Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal
- WRENN ID
- knotted-thatch-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1983
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Horse Park Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal, Helsington
- OS grid reference
- SD 514 875
- Coordinates
- 54.28129, -2.74683
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Horse Park Bridge is a canal bridge built in 1818 by William Crosley Jr. It is constructed from local limestone ashlar and features a single three-centred arch. The bridge has slightly arched parapets with overhanging copings and bands. There are slots in the stonework that contain the remains of iron sluice gates, although the canal is now dry.
Historically, the Lancaster/Kendal Canal was completed south from Tewitfield between 1792 and 1797 under the supervision of engineer John Rennie, who provided specifications for the bridges, including battered and waisted abutments. From 1815, Thomas Fletcher oversaw the work north from Tewitfield but only reached the Hincaster tunnel before William Crosley Jr. was appointed in June 1817 to manage the works from Hincaster to Kendal. Crosley’s specifications were similar to Rennie’s earlier designs but did not include the distinctive ‘double keystones’ found on Rennie’s bridges. The contract for the bridges was awarded in 1817.
Local climate
Horse Park Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal 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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