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Henry Orlando Bridgeman was born on 26 January 1825 to a well-connected Shropshire family; his cousin, the Earl of Bradford, was MP for Shropshire South, a government minister, and Lord Lieutenant of the county. He entered a career in civil engineering, working on the Syston & Peterborough Railway, and in 1848 was first employed by [[John Fowler]] as Resident Engineer on the Lincoln branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Presumably it was his relationship with Fowler, rather than his local connections, which led to his employment by Fowler as Resident Engineer on the Severn Valley Railway. He died in 1879.
In his capacity as Resident Engineer, Bridgeman was responsible for day-to-day construction work on the line. He also laid the foundation stone of [[Victoria Bridge]], in a ceremony held on 24 November 1859.
In his capacity as Resident Engineer, Bridgeman was responsible for day-to-day construction work on the line. He also laid the foundation stone of [[Victoria Bridge]], in a ceremony held on 24 November 1859.
