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Latitude: 50.7906 / 50°47'25"N
Longitude: -1.9745 / 1°58'28"W
OS Eastings: 401894
OS Northings: 98998
OS Grid: SZ018989
Mapcode National: GBR 31T.CMK
Mapcode Global: FRA 67R0.2LC
Plus Code: 9C2WQ2RG+66
Entry Name: Lady Wimborne's Bridge
Listing Date: 28 November 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1266681
English Heritage Legacy ID: 412563
ID on this website: 101266681
Location: Oakley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH21
County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Merley
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Canford Magna
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Bridge
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Lady Wimborne's Bridge
28/11/91
II
Railway bridge, disused. 1853. By Sir Charles Barry. For Sir Joseph Guest of Canford Manor (qv) and the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Limestone ashlar with brick flanking walls; vault and flanking retaining walls of Upton brick with stone coping. Four-centre double-wave moulded arch to each side of bridge has spandrels carved with scrolls, foliage and coat of arms surrounded by a splayed reveal and surmounted by a corbel table with five corbels carved with shields on foliage; splayed coping above surmounted by stone coat of arms and capped by double-ogee moulded coping. Each end of the bridge parapet terminated by carved pinnacles. Flanking abutments terminate with carved stone coats of arms on galleted piers.
HISTORICAL NOTE: a signed and dated drawing exists in the RIBA Collection. An elaborate design, in the Canford Estate style seen on a number of houses built at the instigation of Lady Wimborne.
Listing NGR: SZ0189498998
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