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Stoney Dene Bridge

The Lovelace Bridges were built by William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805-1893) on his estate at East Horsley, Surrey, in the 1860s. Fifteen bridges were built to facilitate the transport of timber by horse-drawn carts. The bridges were built where the tracks crossed existing bridleways or roads. Ten bridges still exist.[1]

Lovelace Bridges Trail sign

The bridges were constructed from local flint and brick; they all had plaques with their name and dates. Most of the bridges are horseshoe shaped "Moorish" design, between a span of six feet at Meadow Plat to eighteen feet for the Dorking Arch, which crosses Crocknorth road. The Earl had his own brickworks in West Horsley/Ockham and the lime for the mortar would have been local, possibly from chalk pits in Kiln Field Coppice. The saw mill was near Brockhole Cross, near the junction with Outdowns on the Epsom Road.

There is a Lovelace Bridges Trail produced by the Horsley Countryside Preservation Society and there is a project to conserve the bridges managed by Forest Enterprise England.

Remaining bridges

Bridge Listed Building Grade Reference Number Location Grid Reference Notes
Briary Hill East Bridge II 1294884 Honeysuckle Bottom, East Horsley TQ 09956 50813 [2]
Briary Hill West Bridge II 1029417 Honeysuckle Bottom, East Horsley TQ 09854 50818 [3]
Dorking Arch Bridge II 1187984 Crocknorth Road, East Horsley TQ 09983 51163 [4]
Hermitage Bridge II 1377858 Sheepwalk Lane, East Horsley TQ 10200 50209 [5]
Meadow Plat Bridge Effingham TQ 107508
Oldlands Bridge II 1029395 Outdowns, Effingham TQ 10686 52185 [6]
Raven Arch Bridge II 1029416 Honeysuckle Bottom, East Horsley TQ 09625 51058 [7]
Robin Hood Bridge II 1294880 Green Dene, East Horsley TQ 09694 51332 [8]
Stoney Dene Bridge II 1246731 Effingham TQ 10567 51746 [9]
Troy Bridge II 1029426 Sheepwalk Lane, East Horsley TQ 09576 50226 [10]

References

  1. ^ "East Horsley, The Lovelace Bridges". Exploring Surrey's Past.
  2. ^ Historic England. "BRIARY HILL (EAST) BRIDGE (1294884)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Historic England. "UPPER BRIARY HILL BRIDGE (1029417)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ Historic England. "DORKING ARCH (1187984)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ Historic England. "HERMITAGE BRIDGE (1377858)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Historic England. "OLDLANDS BRIDGE (1029395)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ^ Historic England. "RAVEN ARCH (1029416)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ^ Historic England. "ROBINS WOOD ARCH (1294880)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. ^ Historic England. "STONY DENE BRIDGE (1246731)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ Historic England. "TROY BRIDGE (1029426)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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