Accommodation Bridge Over the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Line at Yeovil Junction Station
ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE OVER THE WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET AND WEYMOUTH LINE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393426
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Accommodation Bridge Over the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Line at Yeovil Junction Station
- Statutory Address:
- ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE OVER THE WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET AND WEYMOUTH LINE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393426
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Accommodation Bridge Over the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Line at Yeovil Junction Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE OVER THE WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET AND WEYMOUTH LINE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE OVER THE WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET AND WEYMOUTH LINE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradford Abbas
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 57620 14308
Reasons for Designation
DCMS agree YL
History
The Yeovil to Weymouth section of the former Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth line, part of the Great Western Railway, was opened in January 1857 and was engineered by R.P. Brereton under the direction of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Since 2001 the line has been operated by Wessex Trains. The county boundary between Somerset and Dorset runs parallel to the north side of the bridge.
Details
BRADFORD ABBAS
1611/0/10011
YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
Accommodation bridge over the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth line at Yeovil Junction station
04-SEP-06
II
Former accommodation bridge, now disused. 1850s for Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway - part of the Great Western Railway. Single segmental arched structure. Built of evenly coursed, roughly dressed stone. Projecting string course above and parapet with stone coping. At upper track level the walls splay slightly to ends. Grass surface to bridge.
A finely built and well preserved example of a mid C19 stone arch bridge constructed over the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway.
The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1392982. That entry was removed from the List on 31 October 2016.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 31 October 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 493402
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Jackson, B L, Yeovil 150 Years of Railways, (2003)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 03-Jul-2026 at 03:12:43.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.