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Pont Penrhyn (partly in Bangor community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Bangor, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2314 / 53°13'53"N

Longitude: -4.1108 / 4°6'38"W

OS Eastings: 259206

OS Northings: 372565

OS Grid: SH592725

Mapcode National: GBR 5Q.0HWM

Mapcode Global: WH547.T1PK

Plus Code: 9C5Q6VJQ+HM

Entry Name: Pont Penrhyn (partly in Bangor community)

Listing Date: 2 August 1988

Last Amended: 24 May 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23362

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300023362

Location: Spanning the Afon Cegin just south of the present main approach to the docks at Porth Penrhyn, the road carried by the bridge leads to the Port Lodge entrance to Penrhyn Castle.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llandygai (Llandygái)

Community: Llandygai

Locality: Porth Penrhyn

Built-Up Area: Bangor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

The original bridge was built by George Hay Dawkins-Pennant, probably to the designs of Benjamin Wyatt (architect to the Penrhyn Estate) in order that the horse tramway from the Penrhyn Quarry could pass directly on to the wharf at Porth Penrhyn. The 2 railway arches beneath the road were inserted in 1876 as part of the new narrow gauge railway line of 1' 10 3/4" (0.6m) running from the quarry through Tregarth, along the Afon Cegin valley to its terminus at Porth Penrhyn. The Penrhyn Railway continued to operate a passenger service for the quarrymen until 1951 and ceased work in 1962 at which time the rails were taken up. There was formerly a cast-iron bridge immediately to the north of Pont Penrhyn. This was built in 1852 to carry the branch line linking the wharf with the Chester-Holyhead railway line opened in 1849 but has since been replaced by the present road bridge in the same position. The Afon Cegin here marks the boundary between Llandygai and Bangor communities.

Exterior

River and railway bridge spanning both the Afon Cegin and former railway tracks. Regularly coursed rubblestone with massive chamfered slate-stone coping to main structure (each coping stone in 2 pieces to section over river and in single pieces to parapet over railway) and with stone-on-edge coping to abutments. Single segmental arch over river with voussoirs, keystone and arch-ring terminated by rectangular piers with round-headed niches; iron plate to arch has superscription "GHDP/1820" and balustrade above is of decorative ironwork. Beneath the roadway at the eastern end of the bridge are the 2 segmental arches over the former railway, eastern infilled, both with brick soffits and iron gate hinges for original gates.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a distinctive and well-detailed early C19 bridge forming an integral feature of the remarkable late C18 and C19 industrial port complex at Porth Penrhyn. The bridge has strong group value with the other structures here, in particular Port House and Hen Swyddfa'r Porthladd (Old Port Office).

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Hen Swyddfa'r Porthladd (Old Port Office)
    Located approximately 20m to the south-west of Port House immediately to the north of Pont Penrhyn.
  • II Penybryn Bridge, including railings & lamp standards
    Carried the lane up to the Golf Club, over the sunken section of the old Holyhead road just below The Old Farmhouse.
  • II Parapet/Boundary Walls on Port Lodge approach to Penrhyn Castle
    Eastern continuation of abutments to Pont Penrhyn, on the north side running down the lane between the Penrhyn Estate Office and Port House and on the south side towards Port Lodge; the walls also con
  • II Port House
    Located at the southern end of the harbour at Porth Penrhyn on junction of the two approach roads; small slate-paved forecourt with low wall and marks of former railings; garden to rear (south) bounde
  • II Port Lodge
    Located at west (Porth Penrhyn) entrance to Penrhyn Castle; the park wall continues to north and south; Virginia creeper grows over the higher part of the lodge.
  • II Penrhyn Estate Office
    Situated directly to the east of Port House and approximately 30m north-west of Port Lodge; low rubblestone wall in front with privet hedge following curve of road and ashlar gate piers aligned on mai
  • II The Cottage
    Located to the north-east of Port House and immediately north-west of the Penrhyn Estate Office; the cottage has a small garden in front and is approached from the west by a short flight of steps.
  • II Penrhyn Bridge, including parapet walls on the approach road to Penrhyn Castle Port
    Spanning the Afon Cegin at the inner end of Penrhyn Docks. Reached off the Llandegai road and carrying the rear drive into the Penrhyn Estate.

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