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Pont Aberglaslyn

A Grade II Listed Building in Beddgelert, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9951 / 52°59'42"N

Longitude: -4.0958 / 4°5'44"W

OS Eastings: 259435

OS Northings: 346246

OS Grid: SH594462

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.H7K9

Mapcode Global: WH557.1ZW9

Plus Code: 9C4QXWW3+2M

Entry Name: Pont Aberglaslyn

Listing Date: 29 May 1968

Last Amended: 25 November 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3748

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300003748

Location: Spanning the Afon Glaslyn approximately 1km W of Nantmor.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Beddgelert

Community: Beddgelert

Locality: Pont Aberglaslyn

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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History

C17 road bridge, widened and heightened 1795-6 according to plans by James Deffard, architect. Restoration work in 1957 revealed the structure of the earlier bridge incorporated within the present one. Inscribed on the parapet were found the initials WM and the date 1656, together with the inscription 'Ric thom e Col Jes' (Richard Thomas of Jesus College).

Exterior

Large single-span road bridge, approximately 15m long. Of rubble construction with wide segmental arch; rough-dressed voussoirs recessed below archrings of narrow stones. On the upstream side there is a plain, flat stringcourse below the parapet; on the downstream side the voussoirs are especially long and the stringcourse is gently pointed above the arch. Flat carriageway with slab-coped parapets, splayed at the W approaches and following the curve of the road to the E. At the former end are inserted milestones, probably late C19 or early C20; of slatestone with inscribed letters and figures. That on the downstream parapet is inscribed: 'To Portmadog 6 Miles' on the upstream side are 2 milestones, the first inscribed: 'To Beddgelert 1 1/4 Miles' the second: 'To Penrhyndeudraeth 6 Miles'.

Curved rubble revetment walls adjoin the parapets on both sides for some 25m, following the course of the road.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an C18 road bridge with earlier origins in a prominent location.

Group value with Bridge House.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Bridge House (aka Ty Bont)
    Located directly opposite the Pont Aberglaslyn, on the road side.
  • II Pen-y-Groes
    Located on a wooded slope 0.5km E of Pont Aberglaslyn, set into the slope; accessed from the Nantmor end (E) via a part-cobbled track.
  • II Bron-yr-Aur
    Located towards the southern boundary of the community, approximately 200m S of Pont Aberglaslyn; raised up above the road against the side of the hill.
  • II Telephone Call-box
    On the roadside N of Peniel Chapel; the telephone box is set against the gable end of a 2 storey terrace.
  • II Tegfryn
    Located approximately 50m NW of Peniel Chapel.
  • II 2, Peniel Terrace, Nantmor, Porthmadog, LL55 4NL
    Located approximately 50m NW of Peniel Chapel.
  • II Bron-y-Graig
    Located immediately to the NE of Peniel chapel in the centre of the village.
  • II Y Bwthyn
    Located approximately 50m NW of Peniel Chapel.

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