Listed Building record MDO5196 - Bridge over the Key Brook, West Orchard

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Summary

Late eighteenth/early-nineteenth century road bridge over the Key Brook, built of greensand ashlar with 4 arches, the outer being semi-circular and the inner being segmental. The bridge has a single pointed cutwater upstream and downstream and parapets with rounded capping.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bridge approximately 250m North-East of Pump Cottage. <2>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 115 (Monograph). SDO99.

‘(2) BRIDGE (82441735), over the Key Brook, is of Greensand ashlar and has four arches, the two central arches segmental, the others semicircular. The middle pier has a weathered cut-water at each end, its head level with the springing. The parapets have rounded capping. The bridge appears to be of the late 18th century.’

<2> DOE (HRR), 1984, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of North Dorset, 59 (Scheduling record). SDO17668.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206024 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 115.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of North Dorset. 59.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206024.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8243 1735 (7m by 7m)
Map sheet ST81NW
Civil Parish West Orchard; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 066 002
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NW 12
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206024
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Orchard 2

Record last edited

Oct 15 2022 3:18PM

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