Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community), Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9799 / 52°58'47"N

Longitude: -3.1964 / 3°11'46"W

OS Eastings: 319769

OS Northings: 343172

OS Grid: SJ197431

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.JB1Q

Mapcode Global: WH783.WC3D

Plus Code: 9C4RXRH3+WF

Entry Name: Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1236

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300001236

Location: Spanning the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal immediately to W of Chain Bridge Hotel and to E of Horseshoe Falls. Carries the B5103 across to join the A5 by Berwyn Railway station; passes beneath t

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Locality: Berwyn

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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History

Built 1903 and dedicated to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII.

Exterior

5 arched, rubble narrow road bridge with blue brick semicircular arches with roll moulded arch rings. Tapered rubble abutments to either end. The northern arch bridges the canal and at the southern end the road curves around under the railway viaduct. The parapets sweep around on the S side curving up towards A5, terminating just beyond the arch over the mouth of the brook running down from Vivod. At the N end parapet on the W side includes the commemorative plaque and curves around to terminate at the base of the hill and on the E side it continues some distance up the hill.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with the Railway Station and Viaduct.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Railway Viaduct to W of Berwyn Railway Station
Immediately to W of Berwyn Railway Station and high above the S bank of the River Dee. The King's Bridge passes beneath at the W end. On a slight curve in the railway line.
II The King's Bridge (partly in Llangollen Community)
The viaduct carries the road from Pentrefelin to Berwyn over the Llangollen Canal, the River Dee and beneath the Llangollen and Corwen Railway viaduct.
II Berwyn Railway Station
High above the S bank of the River Dee and between the A5 and the railway line, on sloping ground.
II Horseshoe Falls and canal entry pounds with sluices (partly in Llangollen Community)
The 'Falls' are located above rapids on the River Dee approximately 2km above Llangollen.
II Bryntysilio
The house stands surroujnded by terraced lawns on a prominent platform overlooking the Horseshoe Falls. The driveway leads off the B5103, some 200m W of the junction with the Horeshoe Pass Road.
II Horseshoe Falls (partly in Llantysilio community)
On the northern boundary of Llangollen Community. In a bend in the River Dee at the start of the Llangollen canal.
II Ty Craig Canal Bridge
The bridge, No 48A in the series, spans the Llangollen Canal approximately 200m E of the Chain Bridge Hotel
II* Church of St Tysilio
The church stands in a very picturesque location set in a walled churchyard above the River Dee and below the road to Rhewl, c3km W of Llangollen.

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Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire