Moulsham Bridge, Chelmsford
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Moulsham Bridge, Chelmsford
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 11 May 2011
Handsome single-arch bridge by John Johnson in 1785-87. It is built of Portland stone with Coade stone paterae (see far left). It is also known as the Stone Bridge. Grade II listed. Johnson (1732-1814) was one of a breed of skilled, provincial builder-architects who, during the C18th and C19th, created substantial parts of the built fabric of the country that we see today. He practised mostly in Essex, where he was County Surveyor 1782-1812, Suffolk and the east Midlands. As well as public commissions arising from his surveyorship, he built up a considerable country house practice, and engaged in speculative development in London. An unsuccessful banking venture, however, left him bankrupt. Colvin's Dictionary of British Architects describes him as an "able designer in a late Georgian manner ... although not marked by much individuality, his work is always elegant".
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