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[[File:Bridge_14_20150528.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Trimpley Private Road Bridge from the south]][[File:OS_Trimpley_1885.jpg|thumb|300px|right|OS map of 1885 showing the farm and bridge]]'''Trimpley Private Road Bridge''' (Bridge 14) carries the private access road from [[Trimpley Reservoirs & Waterworks|Trimpley Waterworks to Trimpley Reservoir]] over the railway. It is located at milepost 140¼.
Although the reservoir and waterworks were built in the 1960s, the bridge dates back to the 19th century and the era of the construction of the railway. It provided access to Eyemore Eymore Farm, which was located immediately south of the railway, from Eyemore Eymore Wood to the north of the railway. During the Second World War Eymore Farm was a base for the local Home Guard; there were trench positions nearby for guarding [[Victoria Bridge]].<ref name=AIP>[http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/14258/1/gwm.pdf] 'EYMORE FARMHOUSE [DEMOLISHED]', Archaeological Investigations Project 2008</ref>
The reservoir was constructed in 1964 and commissioned in 1967.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 95.</ref> The main farm building has been demolished to make way for a terrace of 4 houses,<ref name=AIP/> while its extensive gardens are mostly lost under the reservoir.<ref>[https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/eymore-farm ParksAndGardens.org]</ref><ref>A plan of the Eymore Farm estate (Scale: 3 chains:1") from 1865 is held by Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, Reference: 705:550/BA4600/489/iv</ref> A converted barn from the farm is now used as a clubhouse by Trimpley Sailing Club.<ref>[https://www.trimpleysailingclub.co.uk/about-us/ Trimpley Sailing Club]</ref>
