Monument record MDO7675 - Holme Bridge over the River Frome, East Stoke

An early 17th century bridge over the river Frome, mentioned in 1674, and built on the site of a medieval bridge mentioned in 1530. The bridge originally comprised three round arches, built of limestone and carstone. A brick arch was added to the north in the 18th century and a stone arch added to the south in the 19th century.

Mills refers to 'Holmebrygge' mentioned in 1530 and described as having four arches by Leland in 1535-43. <4>

SY 890866 Holme Bridge. Scheduled. <5>

Holme Bridge (name confirmed) remains as described above, in good preservation. See ground photograph. <6>

SY 89048665. Holme Bridge, a stone-built, multi-span bridge over the River Frome at East Stoke. Scheduling amended. <7>

<1> DOE (HRR), 1952, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Wareham and Purbeck Rural District 1952, p35 (Scheduling record). SWX2549.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 275 (Monograph). SDO150.

'(3) Holme Bridge (890866), over the R. Frome, (Plate 33) has six arches spanning about 300 ft. The oldest part of the bridge is probably of the early 17th century and comprises three round arches of two orders, built of limestone and carstone, springing from plain piers with cutwaters upstream only. In July 1674 at the Quarter Sessions the bridge was presented as being in great decay, and it was probably soon afterwards that a fourth, segmental, stone arch was built to the N. In the 18th century a further arch, of brick, was built at the N. end, and in the 19th century a stone arch with brick spandrels was built at the S. end. None of the old parapets remains.'

<4> Mills, A D, 1977, English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes] Dorset, p149 (Monograph). SWX2586.

<5> 1978, List of ancient monuments in England: Southern England, p84 (Monograph). SWX1558.

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 15-JUN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> DCMS, 2002, Scheduled Monument Notification EH Scheduling amendment, 07-MAR-2002 (Scheduling record). SWX2553.

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS52/F43/8 (Index). SDO14738.

HOLME BRIDGE - EARLIEST PART DATES FROM 17TH C. Photographer: UNKNOWN

<9> Chandler, John, 2004, Holme Bridge, East Stoke, Dorset. Report on Cartographic and Historical Sources (Unpublished document). SDO20700.

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455185 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 15 2024 3:48PM