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Pont-y-Gwyddel (partly in Llanfair Talhaiarn community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llannefydd, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2331 / 53°13'59"N

Longitude: -3.5706 / 3°34'14"W

OS Eastings: 295263

OS Northings: 371825

OS Grid: SH952718

Mapcode National: GBR 6F.0952

Mapcode Global: WH65G.3ZZT

Plus Code: 9C5R6CMH+6Q

Entry Name: Pont-y-Gwyddel (partly in Llanfair Talhaiarn community)

Listing Date: 10 June 1952

Last Amended: 15 May 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 159

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Pont-y-Gwyddel (partly in Llannefydd community)

ID on this website: 300000159

Location: Spanning the river Elwy at the NW boundary of the community and carrying an unclassified road running W from Llannefydd.

County: Conwy

Community: Llannefydd (Llanefydd)

Community: Llannefydd

Locality: Pont-y-Gwyddel

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge Architectural structure

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History

A new bridge is recorded as having been built in 1706 at a cost of £200 and was repaired following flood damage in 1725. In 1767 one arch was swept away during floods and in 1781 the bridge was repaired and widened by half. The contractors were Robert Kyffin of Henllys and Thomas Roberts of Bodrychwyn; the cost of the works was £160.

Exterior

Fine double-span vernacular road bridge, doubled in width on the downstream side; of local limestone rubble construction with segmental arches; rough-dressed voussoirs. Between the two arches are triangular cutwaters, that to the upstream side stepped-up on a rough plinth. Slab-coped rubble parapets, splayed amd sloped-down at the western approaches and with flat terminating buttresses to the downstream ends. The parapets meet at a point above the apex of the western arch following the gently-humped carriageway here.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a fine C18 double-span vernacular bridge.

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