Roman Bridge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1974. A 18th century House.
Roman Bridge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- narrow-turret-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- Roman Bridge Cottage, Bridge Inn Lane, Weymouth
- OS grid reference
- SY 703 830
- Coordinates
- 50.64669, -2.42141
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Roman Bridge Cottage is a detached house dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of rendered or painted rubble, with some cob, and features a thatched roof. The cottage has a symmetrical three-bay front, which has been extended by two bays at the west end, possibly incorporating an earlier store or farm building. The building is oriented with its gable end facing the stream and lane.
It stands two storeys high and has small two-light wooden casements with horizontal glazing bars and wooden sills. The ground floor on the left side previously had a wide opening, which has been replaced with two casements. Centrally located on the right side is a six-panel door beneath a thatched gabled porch. The original dwelling unit has rendered gable stacks. The left gable features a single light window above the two-light casement, while the rear has a continuous added lean-to.
Inside, the cottage has low ceiling heights and includes a large open bressumer fireplace with a bread oven and a curing chamber located in the right gable. The roof is heavy with a collar and single purlin, exposing the principals. The cottage's name is derived from the medieval bridge located immediately to the west.
Local climate
Roman Bridge Cottage receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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