Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 March 1976. Infrastructure.

Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye

WRENN ID
mired-rafter-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 March 1976
Type
Infrastructure
Address
Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye, Chepstow
OS grid reference
ST 538 940
Coordinates
51.64307, -2.66851
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The structure consists of the piers and southwest abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over the River Wye. The abutment, which is built against the embankment, is made of coursed dressed pale stone and features two tall segmental arches. The central pier includes an impost block, while the outer pair has cornices. The arches are faced with recessed coursed rock-faced local stone, and the angled sides are topped with freestone coping.

The piers are arranged in three groups: there are three pairs of piers in the river and two groups of three single piers on the bank. All the piers are made of metal and painted, featuring metal bands and cushion caps. The river group of piers is connected at the base and reinforced with short columns and metal braces.

Local climate

Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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