Larkrigg Hall 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. Canal bridge.
Larkrigg Hall Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal
- WRENN ID
- vacant-roof-brook
- 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
- Canal bridge
- Address
- Larkrigg Hall Bridge over Lancaster/Kendal Canal, Helsington
- OS grid reference
- SD 514 882
- Coordinates
- 54.2875, -2.74746
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Larkrigg Hall 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. The canal it spans is now dry.
Historically, the 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 progress north from Tewitfield, reaching only as far as the Hincaster tunnel. William Crosley Jr. was appointed in June 1817 to supervise the works from Hincaster to Kendal and provided specifications similar to Rennie's earlier designs, but without the distinctive keystones found on Rennie’s bridges. The contract for the bridges was awarded in 1817.
Local climate
Larkrigg Hall 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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