2023

TQ1051 : Stony Dene Bridge

taken 2 years ago, near to Effingham, Surrey, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title Stony Dene Bridge in this square
Stony Dene Bridge
Stony Dene Bridge
Bridge over a bridleway in Stony Dene Plantation, one of the Lovelace Bridges (see below). This one has been fully restored. The plaque on the side gives a date, 1871. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
The Lovelace Bridges

William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace, was owner of the East Horsley Estate in the 19th Century. The estate included an extensive forested area, and in order to assist the movement of timber using horse drawn carts to his sawmill on the Epsom Road, in the 1860s he developed a network of tracks with embankments where needed to reduce gradients, with bridges constructed where these tracks crossed an existing road or track. The bridges, now known as the Lovelace Bridges, were built out of brick and flint, a style he adopted for all structures and buildings on the estate, including the main seat, Horsley Towers. There were 15 bridges in all, of which 10 still survive. All but one of the extant bridges are grade II listed. For a map of all the bridges and a marked trail covering a number of them, produced by the Horsley Countryside Preservation Society, see LinkExternal link.


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TQ1051, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 25 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 November, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 105 517 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.2508N 0:25.0228W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 105 517
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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