Iron Footbridge approximately 150m south-west of the high bridge over the East Drive is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Bridge.

Iron Footbridge approximately 150m south-west of the high bridge over the East Drive

WRENN ID
sleeping-doorway-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SH 462 558
Coordinates
53.07764, -4.29647
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Iron Footbridge, located approximately 150 meters south-west of the high bridge over the East Drive, is a cast-iron pedestrian bridge that spans the Afon Llifon. It features latticed girders and parapets, which curve outwards and finish with turned balusters.

Local climate

Iron Footbridge approximately 150m south-west of the high bridge over the East Drive 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Stone Bridge carrying East Drive over Afon Llifon immediately north of one of the iron footbridges Grade II 30 m
  2. Rubble Footbridge between Iron footbridge and Cave Grade II 34 m
  3. High Bridge carrying road over East Drive and Afon Llifon Grade II 145 m
  4. Hermitage Grade II 315 m
  5. Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage Grade II 319 m
  6. Pair of Stone Bridges beside Iron Bridge and below Hermitage Grade II 319 m
  7. Iron Footbridge over Afon Llifon Grade II 327 m
  8. Rubble Footbridge below the Hermitage Grade II 327 m
  9. Stone Footbridge to north-east of the Fountain at the end of the vista Grade II 441 m
  10. Penrallt Grade II 442 m