Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Pant Community), Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7798 / 51°46'47"N

Longitude: -3.3852 / 3°23'6"W

OS Eastings: 304534

OS Northings: 209918

OS Grid: SO045099

Mapcode National: GBR YP.Z2XW

Mapcode Global: VH6CR.8JQH

Plus Code: 9C3RQJH7+WW

Entry Name: Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Pant Community)

Listing Date: 22 August 1975

Last Amended: 16 June 2003

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81196

ID on this website: 300081196

Location: Crossing the Afon Taff Fechan just N of Pontsarn and some 600m NW of the remains of Morlais Castle.

County: Merthyr Tydfil

Town: Merthyr Tydfil

Community: Vaynor (Y Faenor)

Community: Vaynor

Locality: Pontsarn

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Railway viaduct, built 1866 by Henry Conybeare and Alexander Sutherland for Savin and Ward. The viaduct carried the former Brecon and Merthyr Railway over the Afon Taff Fechan and was built of limestone from railway cuttings. The viaduct was designed for double-line working but a single track only was installed, on the N side. In deteriorating condition at time of survey.

Exterior

Railway viaduct of 7 arches; abutments, tall slender piers and parapets of coursed irregular sized rock-faced limestone blocks and seven segmental arches with limestone voussoirs . The piers have a projecting impost band and a projecting string course below the parapets. The viaduct is built on a straight line some 138m long and has a maximum height of approximately 28m.

Reasons for Listing

Included at II* as an historically important and architecturally impressive railway viaduct. Part of the same railway engineering project as the Cefn Coed viaduct (Grade II*).

External Links

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II* Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Vaynor)
Crossing the Afon Taf Fechan just N of Pontsarn and some 600m NW of the remains of Morlais Castle.
II Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station
On the Pontsarn to Vaynor road just W of the Pontsarn railway viaduct.
II Pont-sarn
Situated some 150m S of the Pontsarn railway viaduct on a minor road from Pant to Vaynor crossing the Afon Taf Fechan.
II Pont-Sarn
Situated some 150m S of the Pontsarn railway viaduct on a minor road from Pant to Vaynor crossing the Afon Taf Fechan.
II Hy Brasail
On the W side of the Pontsarn to Vaynor parish road some 300m N of Pontsarn viaduct.
II Tower of Old Church of St Gwynno
Situated at the SW end of the churchyard of the Church of St Gwynno, Vaynor.
II Gravestone of Robert Thompson Crawshay and surrounding railings
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II Direction post near Church of St Gwynno
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Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Pant Community)

A Grade II* Listed Building in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil