2023

TQ1051 : Oldlands Bridge

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

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Oldlands Bridge in this square
Oldlands Bridge
Oldlands Bridge
One of the Lovelace Bridges (see below). This one is at the southern end of a what is now a private road named Outdowns, but which was originally part of the route of one of the forestry tracks leading up to the sawmills at Brockholes Cross, where Outdowns now meets Epsom Road. The bridge would appear to be unstable, which is presumably why it has been bricked up below. 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.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Ian Capper and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Paths Woodland, Forest Near: Effingham Road: Outdowns Bridge: Oldlands Bridge other tags: Lovelace Bridge Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Other Photos: · Oldlands Bridge Title Clusters: · Oldlands Bridge [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
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 107 518 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.3144N 0:24.8202W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 108 518
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 35 times
You are not logged in | login | register