A nice and relaxed (legal!) ramble around this local to me landmark, unfortunately no other disused railway related stuff about, but still worth a wander...
The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a bridge that brought the age of rail to the town of Wimborne in Dorset, England. Long heralded by the denizens of the medieval market town, pilgrims would camp under its ornate stone and cheer the advent of each steam train to pass overhead.
The bridge was opened on 14 February 1876 by the Mayor of Wimborne. The last train passed over the bridge on 3 May 1976, almost one hundred years to the day of its construction.
Although the railway is long gone, there is a footpath with steep steps that allows pedestrians to climb to the top, and follow a footpath to the river. An information board at the bridge gives many interesting facts about the structure.
The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a bridge that brought the age of rail to the town of Wimborne in Dorset, England. Long heralded by the denizens of the medieval market town, pilgrims would camp under its ornate stone and cheer the advent of each steam train to pass overhead.
The bridge was opened on 14 February 1876 by the Mayor of Wimborne. The last train passed over the bridge on 3 May 1976, almost one hundred years to the day of its construction.
Although the railway is long gone, there is a footpath with steep steps that allows pedestrians to climb to the top, and follow a footpath to the river. An information board at the bridge gives many interesting facts about the structure.
