Monument record MDO2319 - Bridge, Rampisham

[ST 56190235] The bridge 120yds N.N.E. of the church is a 2 - span rubble structure with a later extension and smaller arch to the N. The original arches may date from the 16thc or 17thc. <1>

A small footbridge of pack-horse type, with a cobbled track leading over it. The two main arches are pointed; each spans 2.5 m., and is 2.0 m. high. The small additional arch at the N.E. end has a span of 1.5 m. and is 1.7 m. high. The total
length of the bridge is 9.0 m. and width 2.5 m. <2>

Bridge 55 metres north-north-east of the Manor House Grade II Bridge, carrying track over stream. C16 or C17. Rubble-stone of two spans, with a later extension and smaller arch to the north. The original arches are roughly 4-centred. Parapet tops rebuilt. Dimensions: 1.5 metres wide and 10 metres long. <3>

From the original central pier, projecting to the west, is a wall, apparently of one build with the bridge, directing the flow of the stream. <4>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 192 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(5) BRIDGE, carrying a lane over the brook, about 120 yards N.N.E. of the church, is a rubble structure of two spans with a later extension and smaller arch to the N. The original arches are four-centred and may date from the 16th or 17th century'.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 26-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Wallis, A J, 1974, Dorset Bridges (Monograph). SDO17814.

<4> Field Investigators Comments MCC, F2 MCC 17-FEB-87 (Unpublished document). SDO16335.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 195822 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Nov 16 2022 2:56PM