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Baylis Bridge (Canal Bridge No 120)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangattock, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8638 / 51°51'49"N

Longitude: -3.1695 / 3°10'10"W

OS Eastings: 319562

OS Northings: 219009

OS Grid: SO195190

Mapcode National: GBR YZ.SNG5

Mapcode Global: VH6CH.0FR0

Plus Code: 9C3RVR7J+G5

Entry Name: Baylis Bridge (Canal Bridge No 120)

Listing Date: 21 October 1998

Last Amended: 21 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20703

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Canal Bridge No 120

ID on this website: 300020703

Location: 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).

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 distorted asymmetrical segmental arch and continuous parapets. The arch has voussoirs and a keystone to the E side, and the soffit has been strengthened by 6 iron ribs. The parapets are splayed with end piers. The deck slopes down sharply towards the N. The structure appears to have suffered structural failure in consequence of which the arch is deformed and the parapets largely rebuilt.

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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  • II Llwyncelyn Bridge (Canal Bridge No 121)
    The bridge carries a minor road S from the B4558 over the canal. The road junction is opposite West Lodge in Glanusk Park.
  • II South Lodge
    Located on the N side of the driveway which forms the S entrance to Glanusk Park. Just off the B4558 Llangattock to Llangynidr road. The ground falls away steeply to the N. The house is surrounded
  • II Garden Terrace Wall to N of the site of the house
    The gardens are located N of the site of Glanusk House and slope down sharply towards the River Usk. The terrace is formed by a walled revetment and includes the site of the former house; adjoins the
  • 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 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
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    Located in the centre of Glanusk Park, to the SW of the site of the former house, and NE of the Home Farm.
  • II Threshing Barn with adjoining Hay Barn and Byre
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