Listed Building record MDO11667 - Buddle Bridge, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis

Bridge over the river Buddle (or Lym), probably of fourteenth century date. It is of one span with a segmental pointed arch and is constructed of stone rubble with ashlar dressings and chamfered ribs. The roadway was widened in 1913.

The bridge across the River Buddle or Lim in Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, is probably 14th century. It has a single pointed arch of about four yards span, and two chamfered ribs still remain with traces of two others. The overall width of the original part is about 14 feet, but the bridge was widened in 1914. HHR Grade 1. <1> <3> <4>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 150 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(39) BRIDGE, carrying Bridge Street over the river Buddle, is of local stone rubble with dressings of the same material. The arch has a span of 18 ft. and is segmental-pointed; the soffit had originally four chamfered ribs, two of which have been removed. The bridge is probably of the 14th century but the roadway was widened on both sides in 1913. About 15 yards to the E. is another stone arch, formerly a bridge but now a cellar to Nos. 2 and 3 Bridge Street. It is two-centred and has a span of 8 ft. It is faced with rough ashlar and the exposed face is of two oders, the outer having simple zig-zag cutting. The work is perhaps of early 13th-century date.'

<2> Wingrave, W, 1922, Priest's Chamber on Lyme Regis Bridge. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club (Article in serial). SDO10708.

<3> Charles Henderson and E Jervoise, 1938, Old Devon Bridges, 78 (Monograph). SWX1243.

<4> Department of the Environment, 31 Jan 1974, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Lyme Regis 1974, p1 (Scheduling record). SWX1213.

<5> Passmore, A, 2018, Buddle Bridge, Lyme Regis. Results of historic building recording (Unpublished document). SDO16445.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 449828 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 23 2024 11:35AM