Farmer's Arms aqueduct over the Neath Canal, Resolven, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7139 / 51°42'49"N

Longitude: -3.7023 / 3°42'8"W

OS Eastings: 282490

OS Northings: 203052

OS Grid: SN824030

Mapcode National: GBR H7.37GG

Mapcode Global: VH5GH.S53Z

Plus Code: 9C3RP77X+G3

Entry Name: Farmer's Arms aqueduct over the Neath Canal

Listing Date: 28 March 1990

Last Amended: 15 December 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11852

Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage

ID on this website: 300011852

Location: On the Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms some 200m W of the roundabout on the A465 at Resolven.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Town: Neath

Community: Resolven (Resolfen)

Community: Resolven

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Aqueduct

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History

Cast iron aqueduct built c1835 at the Neath Abbey Ironworks to carry a stream over the Neath Canal. The aqueduct is similar to one at Glynneath dated 1835 carrying the Nant Ysgwrfa over the canal. The Neath Canal was originally planned from Pontneddfechan to Neath and was started in 1791 with Thomas Dadford Junior as General Surveyor. Thomas Sheasby replaced him in mid 1792 and the canal was completed in 1795. By 1799 it had been extended to the Giant's Grave near Briton Ferry.

Exterior

Aqueduct, cast iron, flat bottom with panelled sides. Sides have alternating faces of half-round Tuscan columns and edged panelling with curved rebates in corners, the panelling itself alternating large and small. Pennant sandstone abutments with semi-circular piers of ashlar with stepped coping to rectangular tops with slab copings. To SE are squared sandstone block steps and parapets to river.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special historic interest as a cast iron aqueduct over an important C18 canal.

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Farmer's Arms aqueduct over the Neath Canal

A Grade II Listed Building in Resolven, Neath Port Talbot