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Pont Rhyd-y-Dyfrgi

A Grade II Listed Building in Bro Garmon, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0473 / 53°2'50"N

Longitude: -3.7192 / 3°43'9"W

OS Eastings: 284849

OS Northings: 351384

OS Grid: SH848513

Mapcode National: GBR 67.D31C

Mapcode Global: WH66B.VN4R

Plus Code: 9C5R27WJ+W8

Entry Name: Pont Rhyd-y-Dyfrgi

Listing Date: 23 June 1967

Last Amended: 11 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 120

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300000120

Location: Spanning the Afon Conwy at the SE border of the community immediately N of the A5 and carrying the metalled drive to Voelas.

County: Conwy

Community: Bro Garmon

Community: Bro Garmon

Locality: Voelas

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Imposing triple-arched road bridge apparently built in 1788.

Exterior

Approximately 30m long with 5m wide flat carriageway. Rubble construction with natural rock foundations, forming irregular cutwaters to both up-and downstream sides. Segmental arches, that to the centre wider and higher than those flanking; roughly-dressed voussoirs with archrings and flat, dividing pilasters. Plain stringcourse below slab-coped parapets, with splayed northern approaches and square, coped terminating piers.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a fine example of a late C18 vernacular 3-span bridge.

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  • II* Voelas
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  • II Summer House at Voelas
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  • II Laundry, stable and bothy at Voelas
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  • II Carriage house at Voelas
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  • II Garden walls, terraces, potting shed and peach house at Voelas
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