Monument record MDO19687 - Inmosthay Quarries bridge, Portland

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Summary

Site of stone slab bridge. Course of tramway, marked in places by stone sleeper blocks, ends in a blockage of fallen ground. This is the site of a stone slab bridge which was present in 1889. It was still extant in July 1985 but had been demolished by May 1989.

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Site of stone slab bridge. Course of tramway, marked in places by stone sleeper blocks, ends in a blockage of fallen ground. This is the site of a stone slab bridge which was present in 1889. (1) It was still extant in July 1985 but had been demolished by May 1989 (2). An undated photograph has been published. (3)

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1889. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.
  • <2> Verbal communication: Peter Stanier. 1989. Field observation.
  • <3> Monograph: Jackson, B L. 1999. Isle of Portland Railways, vol. 1. The Admiralty and Quarry Railways. 126.

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Grid reference SY 6886 7276 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2007 10:21AM

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