Thompson's Bridge Over Kendal/Lancaster Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. Bridge.

Thompson's Bridge Over Kendal/Lancaster Canal

WRENN ID
pitched-zinc-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Address
Thompson's Bridge Over Kendal/Lancaster Canal, Beetham
OS grid reference
SD 537 812
Coordinates
54.22529, -2.71109
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Thompson's Bridge is a canal bridge built around 1816, likely designed by engineer John Fletcher, based on the original plans of John Rennie, whose route for the canal was approved in 1792. The bridge is constructed from squared, coursed limestone, featuring a limestone string course and copings, along with a rounded fender course. It has a single elliptical arch made of rusticated voussoirs and a keystone. The bridge includes shallow arched parapets with pilasters at each end, and there are steps leading up to the roadway at the northwest corner. The distance between the parapets is approximately 3.5 meters.

Local climate

Thompson's Bridge Over Kendal/Lancaster Canal sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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