Listed Building record MWX338 - Weymouth Town Bridge

A plaque on the bridge commemorates its opening on 4 July 1930 by the Duke of York, and names Bolton and Larkin Ltd as the general contractors, the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co Ltd as steelwork contractors, and R W Vince as the Borough Surveyor. This bridge replaced one built 1824 on site of five earlier bridges, replacing bridge of 1770 nearby.

The first Town Bridge was built when the towns of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis were united and it had 17 arches and a drawbridge. It was replaced by a timber bridge in 1597. this was wholly or partly replaced between 1669 and 1673. This was in turn succeeded by bridges in 1713 and 1741. In 1770 a new bridge was built 70 yds to the west, communicating with St Nicholas Street, when the port was enlarged. The present bridge was built on the site of the old bridges communicating with St Thomas Street. <1>

During the invasion scare of 1588 it was noted that Weymouth had no bridge. <1>

<1> Barrett, W B, 1910-11, Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 12, 354 (Article in serial). SWX1896.

<2> 1912, Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 13, 125 (Serial). SWX1897.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

Town Bridge [NAT]

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF112250 (Index). SDO14738.

Weymouth 210

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF112999 (Index). SDO14738.

Seaside Project: Weymouth

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868035 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 12:41PM