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Latitude: 51.7225 / 51°43'21"N
Longitude: -3.6775 / 3°40'38"W
OS Eastings: 284227
OS Northings: 203974
OS Grid: SN842039
Mapcode National: GBR H8.2MQJ
Mapcode Global: VH5GB.6YQX
Plus Code: 9C3RP8FF+22
Entry Name: Rheola Brook Aqueduct
Listing Date: 28 March 1990
Last Amended: 30 January 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 11854
Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage
ID on this website: 300011854
Location: Situated crossing the Neath Canal just S of the B4242 and opposite the entrance to Rheola House.
County: Neath Port Talbot
Town: Neath
Community: Glynneath (Glyn-nedd)
Community: Glynneath
Locality: Rheola
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Aqueduct
Cast-iron former aqueduct built to carry the Rheola Brook over the Neath Canal, now dry and used as footbridge. Presumably of c1830 and made at the Neath Abbey Ironworks.
Cast-iron aqueduct made up of massive cast-iron pieces, two side pieces with decorated outer faces and six base pieces. The sides have eleven thin Roman Doric half-columns as decoration. Broad channel of joined single massive pieces.
Bridge is set between rubble stone piers of squared stones, each pier with triangular-section faces. Channel to N is between parapets with cobbled channel and two further triangular-faced piers. To S channel slopes down slightly with parapets which are then cut for access ramps down to canal.
Included for its special historic interest as a fine example of the remarkable cast-iron aqueducts made at Neath Abbey ironworks for the Neath Canal.
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