Footbridge and boundary wall on N side of Leighton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 December 1982. Footbridge. 1 related planning application.
Footbridge and boundary wall on N side of Leighton Hall
- WRENN ID
- tilted-jade-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 24 December 1982
- Type
- Footbridge
- Address
- Footbridge and boundary wall on N side of Leighton Hall, Leighton Park, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, SY21 8LW
- OS grid reference
- SJ 241 047
- Coordinates
- 52.6348, -3.12209
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The structure consists of a footbridge and boundary wall located on the north side of Leighton Hall. The footbridge features a walkway with a boundary wall extending east and west, which includes flights of steps. It is constructed from coursed, rock-faced Cefn stone with ashlar dressings. The single-span bridge has a pointed arch adorned with two orders of roll moulding and displays Naylor's monogram in quatrefoils within the spandrels. There are four pairs of buttresses on each side, with each pair having a single base and topped with saddleback copings. The open parapet features pointed quatrefoils and includes four alcoves on each side, corresponding with the buttresses, which have slate benches, some of which are damaged.
On the southwest side of the bridge, there are half-turn stone steps leading from the deck to a lower level. The parapet has ramped coping. The boundary wall is a retaining wall with a noticeable batter and a low parapet with ramped coping. To the west of the bridge, the wall extends for approximately 110 meters and includes one flight of stone steps, with an octagonal enclosure at the western end. To the east of the bridge, the wall continues for about 50 meters and features four flights of stone steps, with a circular enclosure at the eastern end.
Local climate
Footbridge and boundary wall on N side of Leighton Hall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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