White Mill Bridge

STURMINSTER MARSHALL

ST 90 SE 4/49

White Mill Bridge

18.3.55

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Bridge across the River Stour. C16. Ironstone and limestone. There are eight round arches, the four in the middle being larger, each of four ribs (the outer chamfered), and between them are substantial cutwaters, the parapet, of later date, oversails the walls on rounded corbels, and the moulding above the corbels is repeated round the cutwaters in different form; the parapet provides refuges above the cutwaters, and at each end splays outwards. Attached to the parapet in the middle of the bridge (north side) is a cast iron plate, bearing the following:- NOTICE - DORSET. Any person wilfully INJURING any part of this COUNTY BRIDGE will be guilty of a FELONY and upon conviction liable to be TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE - BY THE COURT - T FOOKS 7 & 8 Geo4 G30 S13.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1153005.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12th April 2016.

Listing NGR: ST9576300550