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Pont-y-Llan

A Grade II Listed Building in Nantglyn, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1472 / 53°8'50"N

Longitude: -3.4899 / 3°29'23"W

OS Eastings: 300447

OS Northings: 362158

OS Grid: SJ004621

Mapcode National: GBR 6J.5QQT

Mapcode Global: WH662.C5C3

Plus Code: 9C5R4GW6+V2

Entry Name: Pont-y-Llan

Listing Date: 19 July 1966

Last Amended: 15 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 813

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300000813

Location: Spanning the Afon Ystrad in the centre of the village.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Denbigh

Community: Nantglyn

Community: Nantglyn

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Road bridge built in 1831, probably replacing a ford crossing.

Exterior

Small 2-span road bridge, of rubble construction with small segmental arches and long, rough-dressed voussoirs. Rubble parapet with plain string course below, returned onto simple terminating piers at the splayed approaches; largely-restored slate copings. On the upstream side the parapet has a blind rectangular recess to its centre.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a vernacular road bridge retaining good character in this village context.

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  • II Telephone Call-box
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  • II Glasmor
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  • II Barn Range to the W of Glasmor
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  • II Agricultural Range immediately S of Glasmor
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  • II Pont Newydd
    Located some 200m NE of Nantglyn village spanning the Afon Ystrad and carrying the old Denbigh to Nantglyn road immediately E of its modern successor.
  • II The Rectory
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