Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Footbridge.

Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house

WRENN ID
stranded-step-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Footbridge
Address
Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house, Glynllifon, Llandwrog
OS grid reference
SH 458 553
Coordinates
53.07306, -4.30289
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This cast-iron footbridge spans the Afon Llifon and features a single arched girder. The spandrels are decorated with a circular pattern of bracing. It has high balustrades that include a quatrefoil band and Gothic arches beneath the rounded handrail. The deck is made of iron. The downstream side of the bridge is dated, and the plate also indicates that it was made by Cole & Co Iron Foundry in Chester.

Local climate

Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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