Bridge over River Alyn at Hartsheath, Leeswood, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1337 / 53°8'1"N

Longitude: -3.0712 / 3°4'16"W

OS Eastings: 328427

OS Northings: 360156

OS Grid: SJ284601

Mapcode National: GBR 72.6QG9

Mapcode Global: WH77D.SHPG

Plus Code: 9C5R4WMH+FG

Entry Name: Bridge over River Alyn at Hartsheath

Listing Date: 10 April 1980

Last Amended: 5 December 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 538

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300000538

Location: Spanning the River Alyn on the main drive to Hartsheath Hall, N of the A541 Mold - Wrexham Road.

County: Flintshire

Community: Leeswood and Pontblyddyn

Locality: Hartsheath

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Built in 1825 to the designs of Charles James Mathews as part of his improvements on the Hartsheath Estate for the Welsh Iron and Coal Mining Company.

Exterior

Shallow segmental arch of dressed stone; both NW and SE faces of the arch with voussoirs, flanking pilasters and keystone inscribed AD 1825. Each parapet made up of 3 delicately worked panels of pierced iron in fishscale motif. Iron work is tenoned into small piers of dressed stone with coupled piers at ends above pilasters and single piers towards centre. NW side of bridge contains separate small culvert which feeds fish ponds and former mill.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with Hartsheath Hall.

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II Ice Tunnels immediately to NE of Hartsheath
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II Milestone at Plas Teg
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Bridge over River Alyn at Hartsheath

A Grade II Listed Building in Leeswood, Flintshire