Monument record MDO19684 - Withies Croft bridge, Portland

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Tramway bridge carrying rails over another tramway marked on 1889 and 1901 maps and surviving without tramway in 1927 and 1959. Stone bridge survived in September 2007, preserved in a hollow surrounded by landfill material and extremely overgrown.

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Tramway bridge carrying rails over another tramway marked on 1889 and 1901 maps (1-2) and surviving without tramway in 1927 (3) and 1959. (4). Stone bridge survived in September 2007, preserved in a hollow surrounded by landfill material and extremely overgrown. (5)

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1889. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1901. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11. 25 inch.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet SY 6872 and SY 6972.
  • <5> Verbal communication: Stanier, P. 2007. Field observation.

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Grid reference SY 6933 7271 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2007 9:52AM

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