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Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Pound-wern Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Allt-yr-Yn, Newport

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5904 / 51°35'25"N

Longitude: -3.0296 / 3°1'46"W

OS Eastings: 328771

OS Northings: 188457

OS Grid: ST287884

Mapcode National: GBR J4.C2MV

Mapcode Global: VH7BC.F9R3

Plus Code: 9C3RHXRC+55

Entry Name: Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Pound-wern Cottage

Listing Date: 14 September 1999

Last Amended: 14 September 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22326

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300022326

Location: Located approximately 40 metres SW of Pound-wern Cottage. Bridge carries footpath connecting Ridgeway with the canal towpath.

County: Newport

Community: Allt-yr-yn (Allt-yr-ynn)

Community: Allt-yr-Yn

Locality: Allt-yr-yn

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

The eastern branch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1792, and officially opened in 1799. It ran from Newport to Pontnewynydd, and was engineered by Thomas Dadford Jnr. The canal connected with several tramroads belonging to the same company (Monmouthshire Canal Navigational Company), carrying coal down to the wharves. The branch was 17.7 km long, and rose 136.2 metres through 42 locks. The contemporary western branch, 19 km long, ran to Crumlin. In 1812, the eastern branch was connected to the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal at Pontymoile Basin, and this became the main line. In 1853-55, the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company built a railway down to Newport, the company amalgamating with the Great Western Railway in 1880. The canal then became increasingly disused. The Crumlin branch closed in 1949, the main line in 1962.

Exterior

Late C18. Single arched bridge of rubble construction. Semi-elliptical arch with stone voussoirs. Parapet walls with stone copings, splayed out to square piers. Stepped revetment walls each side of bridge to W. Path runs under bridge on W side.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a significant element of the engineering works associated with the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.

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