Selby Canal Paper House Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1986. Canal bridge.

Selby Canal Paper House Bridge

WRENN ID
keen-gutter-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Selby MP: Keir Mather (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1986
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Selby Canal Paper House Bridge, Paper House Lane, Gateforth
OS grid reference
SE 573 275
Coordinates
53.74117, -1.13251
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Paper House Bridge is a canal bridge built in the late 18th century. Constructed from millstone grit, it features a humpbacked design with a single round arch. The bridge has a low parapet with splayed ends that terminate in round capped piers. It spans the Selby Canal and is partly located in the parish of Chapel Haddlesey.

Local climate

Selby Canal Paper House Bridge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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