Railway Bridge Near the Beeches is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1977. Railway bridge.

Railway Bridge Near the Beeches

WRENN ID
gaunt-rubblework-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1977
Type
Railway bridge
Address
Railway Bridge Near the Beeches, Ripon
OS grid reference
SE 318 717
Coordinates
54.14034, -1.514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railway bridge near The Beeches was built between 1845 and 1848. It is constructed from rockfaced sandstone with ashlar dressings. The bridge features one semi-circular arch, which is adorned with rusticated voussoirs and a plain impost band. The design includes splayed retaining walls that support the embankment. For historical context, refer to the Shell Railway Bridge at Fisher Green.

Local climate

Railway Bridge Near the Beeches receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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