Building record MDO3857 - Kingscourt Bridge, Gillingham

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Summary

A bridge situated on the parish boundary with Motcombe, thought to have been built around 1800. It has a single arch constructed of squared stone rubble and brick parapets with stone copings.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

(ST 8177 2623) Kingscourt 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.

'(7) KINGSCOURT BRIDGE (81772623), on the parish boundary with Motcombe, is of roughly squared rubble and has a single semicircular arch. The parapets are of brickwork, in English bond, with a rounded ashlar coping. The bridge probably is of c.1800.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 912752 (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. 912752.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8175 2623 (8m by 10m)
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: 2 020 007
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 NW 22
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 912752
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gillingham 7

Record last edited

Aug 25 2022 12:24PM

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