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Pont-y-pentre

A Grade II Listed Building in Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7711 / 52°46'15"N

Longitude: -3.1623 / 3°9'44"W

OS Eastings: 321684

OS Northings: 319911

OS Grid: SJ216199

Mapcode National: GBR 6Z.YDCJ

Mapcode Global: WH793.DLDZ

Plus Code: 9C4RQRCQ+C3

Entry Name: Pont-y-pentre

Listing Date: 2 March 2004

Last Amended: 2 March 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 82583

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300082583

Location: Carrying the A495 across the Afon Cain, ½ km south-west of Llansantffraid.

County: Powys

Community: Llansantffraid (Llansanffraid)

Community: Llansantffraid

Locality: Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village

Built-Up Area: Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

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History

A County bridge to the design of Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, as rebuilt before 1847.

Exterior

A single span bridge in local shaley stone with an elliptical arch of about 10 m; rusticated voussoirs and triple keystone to both faces. String course at base of parapets.

The carriageway is about 4 m wide with orthostat sandstone parapets about 0.8 m high slightly turned out at each of the four corners to piers.

Reasons for Listing

An important bridge by Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, in the early C19.

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  • II Cleveland House
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  • II Lion Hotel
    At west end of the main street of the village.
  • II Former coachhouse and stable of the Lion Hotel
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  • II Bodwen
    Near west end of the main street of the village, about 50 m east of the Lion Hotel. Garden at left and small hedged and fenced garden at front.
  • II Bryn Aber
    At south side of the A495 about 1 km south-west of Llansantffraid.
  • II Bronwylfa
    About 100 m north of the Lion Hotel, at the east side of Winllan Road.
  • II Llwyn Onn
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