History

Probably built during the late C17 or early C18, and widened in 1780 on the E side, at which time the S arch and N culvert were reconstructed. Repaired in the 1880s, and finally by-passed in July 1961 by the new Llanystumdwy by-pass.

Exterior

The bridge consists of three major segmental arches of rubble voussoirs, the earlier on the E flush with the spandrels, the later on the W set back under a regulating course. Each major arch spans 4.3m with a rise of 1.8m above the river level, and supported by two water piers, the S one larger and higher than the more northerly, and each chamfered back to the flush stone parapet, coped with large unshaped stones. At the S end there is a lower segmental flood arch, and at the N end, a small culvert, the whole totalling approximately 24.4m in length (80ft). The bridge was widened by 1.74m on the W side creating a carriageway width over of 3.9m with 0.43m parapets each side.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good substantial and well-detailed late C17/early C18 county bridge of vernacular character.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29484055

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets