Stopham Bridge

Stopham Bridge is a historic bridge located partly in Horsham District. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. While early records, including Dallaway's History of West Sussex, suggest the bridge was built in 1309, it is more accurately dated to 1422-3. During the Civil War, one span was destroyed and replaced by a drawbridge, which was fenced in 1650. The center arch was raised in 1821, with the inscription "J.S.A. July 7 1822." The bridge suffered damage from army lorries during the late war and was repaired afterward, though it has sustained further damage since then.

Constructed from Midhurst stone and Hythe sandstone, the bridge features a high segmental arch in the center, flanked by three lower round-headed arches on each side. Blunt cutwaters are positioned between the arches, extending above the water level on the south side as half-hexagonal buttresses, creating pedestrian recesses. On the north side, the cutwaters rise to the full height of the bridge, forming triangular recesses.