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Latitude: 51.6607 / 51°39'38"N
Longitude: -3.8773 / 3°52'38"W
OS Eastings: 270246
OS Northings: 197439
OS Grid: SS702974
Mapcode National: GBR GZ.PCD1
Mapcode Global: VH4K4.RJ27
Plus Code: 9C3RM46F+73
Entry Name: Fourth arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel Green
Listing Date: 16 January 2004
Last Amended: 16 January 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 82385
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300082385
Location: Crossing the South Wales Railway some 525m SE of Llansamlet station. This arch is the most S structure as the railway curves S.
County: Swansea
Town: Swansea
Community: Llansamlet
Community: Llansamlet
Locality: Peniel Green
Built-Up Area: Swansea
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Architectural structure
One of four hump-backed flying arches built over railway line and intended to stabilise the cutting banks where slips had occured shortly after the line opened in 1850. The line was engineered by I. K. Brunel for the South Wales Railway. The arches are shown on the 1885 OS map which also shows a track crossing this fourth arch N from Llwynbrydrau to Peniel Green Road.
One of four broad stone arches of rubble stone with cut stone voussoirs to segmental arches. Arches are some 12m wide and approximately 20 to 25m long. Arches are weighted on top with copper slag and provided with retaining walls on each side holding back earth.
Included for its special historic interest as one of four unusual engineering structures, probably by I. K. Brunel, the renowned Victorian engineer.
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