Monument record MDO3856 - Lodden Bridge, Gillingham

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Summary

A bridge carrying the Shaftesbury road across the River Lodden. It is constructed of squared stone rubble, with two arches, and was probably built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, though the parapets are modern.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Lodden Bridge is of squared rubble and has two semi-circular arches. It is probably of the late C18th - early C19th. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1962 (Map). SDO18658.

(ST 8145 2613) Lodden Bridge [NAT]

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 30 (Monograph). SDO99.

‘(6) LODDEN BRIDGE (81452613), carrying the Shaftesbury road over the R. Lodden, is of squared rubble and has two semicircular arches. It probably is of the late 18th or early 19th century. The parapets are modern.’

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 912746 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1962.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 30.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 912746.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8146 2612 (33m by 20m)
Map sheet ST82NW
Civil Parish Gillingham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 020 006
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 NW 21
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 912746
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gillingham 6

Record last edited

Jan 22 2023 12:29PM

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