Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Ray Bridge Number 172 is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1989. Bridge.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Ray Bridge Number 172

WRENN ID
cold-cornice-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1989
Type
Bridge
Address
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Ray Bridge Number 172, Gargrave
OS grid reference
SD 938 546
Coordinates
53.98779, -2.09506
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ray Bridge No. 172 is a public road bridge built around 1790, designed by engineer Robert Whitworth. The bridge is constructed of dressed stone and features an elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs, a band, and a solid parapet. The curved abutments terminate in piers.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Ray Bridge Number 172 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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