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Llwyncelyn Bridge (Canal Bridge No 121)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangattock, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8649 / 51°51'53"N

Longitude: -3.1732 / 3°10'23"W

OS Eastings: 319312

OS Northings: 219129

OS Grid: SO193191

Mapcode National: GBR YZ.SMHZ

Mapcode Global: VH6CG.YDB7

Plus Code: 9C3RVR7G+XP

Entry Name: Llwyncelyn Bridge (Canal Bridge No 121)

Listing Date: 21 October 1998

Last Amended: 21 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20694

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Canal Bridge No 121

ID on this website: 300020694

Location: The bridge carries a minor road S from the B4558 over the canal. The road junction is opposite West Lodge in Glanusk Park.

County: Powys

Community: Llangattock (Llangatwg)

Community: Llangattock

Locality: Hendreforwydd

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

The Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal was proposed in 1792 to connect the Upper Usk valley to the Monmouthshire Canal at Pontymoile and from there to the sea at Newport. The middle section of the canal, between Gilwern and Talybont and including Llangattock, was cut between 1797 and 1799. The upper section between Talybont and Brecon opened in 1800, both sections being engineered by Thomas Dadford. The lower section between Gilwern and Pontymoile was completed in 1812 and was engineered by William Crosley. The canal was sold to the Monmouthshire Canal Company in 1865, which was later incorporated into the Great Western Railway. The last toll was taken on the canal in 1933 and it was finally abandoned in 1962. The canal, renamed the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, has been undergoing restoration since 1964, and is currently used by pleasure craft.

This bridge lies within the section constructed by Thomas Dadford between 1797 and 1799.

Exterior

Single-span hump-backed bridge of rubble sandstone, with asymmetrical segmental arch and continuous parapets. The arch has thin voussoirs and keystones. The parapets are splayed with square end piers and copings mainly of upright stones. There is a stone stile immediately to the NE. The concrete deck slopes up sharply towards the S. The internal sides of the parapets have been repointed.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as one of a group of well-preserved original Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal bridges.

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    On the N side of the B4558 Llangattock to Llangynidr road, 250m E of the Home Farm. A stone wall fronts the house with timber planked gate leading to front entrance. This entrance to the park is aba
  • II Weigh Bridge House including weigh bridge
    Situated in Glanusk Park, just inside the gateway off the B4558 opposite the Home Farm. (In front is the cast iron weigh bridge, set in flagstones, bearing the inscription: H. Pooley & son / Liverpoo
  • II Baylis Bridge (Canal Bridge No 120)
    The bridge carries a track over the canal linking fields on the Glanusk Estate. It is 0.25km E of Llwyncelyn Bridge (Canal Bridge No 121).
  • II Threshing Barn with adjoining Hay Barn and Byre
    Located in a farmyard to the rear of the Home Farm at Glanusk Park. This range of barns forms the E side of the farmyard.
  • II Hay Barn to W side of farmyard
    Located in the farmyard to the rear (N) of the Home Farm at Glanusk Park. This barn forms part of the W side of the farmyard.
  • II Home Farm
    Located on the N side of the B4558 Llangattock to Llangynidr road, 250m W of West Lodge. An entrance next to the farm leads to the estate farm buildings.
  • II Garden Boundary Wall including gated entrance
    Situated in the centre of Glanusk Park. The gardens are located N of the site of the former house, just to the NE of the stable court, and slope down towards the River Usk.
  • II Garden Terrace Wall to N of the site of the house
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