Subway Under Railway, Neath, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6628 / 51°39'46"N

Longitude: -3.8071 / 3°48'25"W

OS Eastings: 275108

OS Northings: 197547

OS Grid: SS751975

Mapcode National: GBR H2.6K3N

Mapcode Global: VH4K5.YGPN

Plus Code: 9C3RM57V+45

Entry Name: Subway Under Railway

Listing Date: 5 January 1989

Last Amended: 5 January 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11802

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300011802

Location: At the end of the road below Maes-yr-Haf Chapel and linking it with Commercial Street.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Community: Neath (Castell-nedd)

Community: Neath

Built-Up Area: Neath

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Subway

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History

Pedestrian subway under Chepstow to Swansea railway, engineered by Brunel and opened 18 June 1850.

Exterior

Splayed entrance to Commercial Street. Ramped retaining walls, squared coursed stonework, stone caps. Segmental arch to subway, stone voussoirs, stressed keystone. Vermiculated band of stone blocks, parapet over, stressed quoins, stone caps. Whitewashed vaulted passageway. Similar entrance to Maes-yr-Haf Road with taller parapet, later tile capping. No retaining walls.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Capel Soar.

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Subway Under Railway

A Grade II Listed Building in Neath, Neath Port Talbot