Beamister to Bridport Turnpike Trust
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Beaminster, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Road management services inc turnpikes & road bridges & tunnels
Notes:
Dates to 1750s. In 1830 obtained act of parliament to construction a 105 meter road tunnel - Beamister Tunnel - completed in 1832, the work of Michael Lane, civil engineer
Publications:
- 'Beaminster-Bridport Turnpike' in M B Weinstock, More Dorset Studies by Weinstock, Maureen B
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Beaminster, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Road management services inc turnpikes & road bridges & tunnels
Notes:
Dates to 1750s. In 1830 obtained act of parliament to construction a 105 meter road tunnel - Beamister Tunnel - completed in 1832, the work of Michael Lane, civil engineerPublications:
- 'Beaminster-Bridport Turnpike' in M B Weinstock, More Dorset Studies by Weinstock, Maureen B