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HER Number:	MSH4303
Type of Record:	Monument
Name:	Former bridge at Woodmill
Grid Reference:	SU 4398 1519
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Summary

Former wooden swing bridge over the sea lock of the Itchen Navigation at Woodmill. The form of the original late 17th/early 18th century bridge is unknown. The bridge and lock were reconstructed in 1829. The bridge was removed between 1883 and 1896.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other Statuses/Codes: None Recorded

Monument Type(s):

CANAL BRIDGE (Built, Post Medieval - 1665 AD to 1710 AD)
CANAL BRIDGE (extant, Post Medieval - 1665 AD? to 1897 AD?)
CANAL BRIDGE (rebuilt, Post Medieval - 1829 AD to 1829 AD)

Full description

[1][4]: The Itchen Navigation was constructed between 1665 and 1710, being virtually complete by 1710 (see parent record MSH3885). The Navigation started at a sea lock near Woodmill, on Woodmill Lane, Swaythling. The sea lock was reconstructed in 1829 (details given). It is described in detail in a report of 1862. A wooden bridge at Woodmill carried the road over the sea lock.

[4]: A wooden bridge 15 feet wide, built in 1829, crossed the east part of the sea lock chamber diagonally (more in source).

[2]: Wooden swing bridge.
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HISTORIC MAPS:
HER 1/9/10: The "Sea Lock" and bridge at Wood Mill are shown on the 1791 map [3]. See parent record for all maps.
[5]: The c1867 map (fig 2) (probably the 1883 map [6]- HER) shows the sea lock and the bridge. The 1896 map (=[7], 1897) shows that the chamber had been filled in and the bridge removed.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]	SSH1752 - Bibliographic reference: E Course. 1983. The Itchen Navigation..
[2]	SSH2619 - Web site: Southampton Canal Society. 2010. Southampton Canal Society web site - Itchen Navigation pages. Mansbridge to Gater’s Mill and Woodmill page
[3]	SSH1794 - Map: T Milne (surveyed). 1791. Southampton and District in 1791. Paper. ?.
[4]	SSH3744 - Article in serial: E Course. 1967. The Itchen Navigation.. PHFC&AS Vol XXIV (for 1967), 1969, 113-126. p 123
[5]	SSH2882 - Archaeological Report: PR Cottrell. 2008. Archaeological watching brief at Woodmill Lane, Southampton.. SOU 1470.
[6]	SSH1282 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. OS Sheet 65.3 (Published in 1883). Paper & digital. 1:2500.
[7]	SSH1283 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1897. OS Sheet 65.3 (Published in 1897). Paper. 1:2500.

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Related records

MSH3885	Child of: Itchen Navigation (part within Southampton city boundary)
MSH374	Peer (Functional Association): Former sea lock at Woodmill (Wood Mill)

Associated Links: None recorded

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