Pont Cerwyn Dewi/Merryvale Bridge & attached Tower, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8813 / 51°52'52"N

Longitude: -5.2712 / 5°16'16"W

OS Eastings: 174956

OS Northings: 225357

OS Grid: SM749253

Mapcode National: GBR C5.RP5Y

Mapcode Global: VH0TD.LZ66

Plus Code: 9C3PVPJH+FG

Entry Name: Pont Cerwyn Dewi/Merryvale Bridge & attached Tower

Listing Date: 1 March 1963

Last Amended: 28 July 1992

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12543

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Merryvale Bridge

ID on this website: 300012543

Location: Situated on W side of The Cathedral Close at foot of Pit Street where the road to Porthstinian crosses River Alun.

County: Pembrokeshire

Community: St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan)

Community: St. David's

Built-Up Area: St Davids

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Exterior

Medieval and ca1835; double road bridge over River Alun and leat to Felin Isaf. The older bridge, to S, is that over mill-leat with rough stone arch and medieval stone tower; part of the Close Wall, also built over leat, adjoins. Tower is of rubble stone, apparently a sluice gate, square with vent loop in each side and rough stone barrel vault within.

River bridge to N has cut-stone single arch and rubble ramped parapet and was probably rebuilt in 1834 or 1835 after floods had destroyed its predecessor.

Reasons for Listing

Group Value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II The Deanery including Garden Walls & Gate
Situated on high ground at S corner of The Cathedral Close some 120m S of cathedral.
I The Bishop's Palace
Situated W of the Cathedral on the opposite bank of the River Alun.
II Coach House to the Deanery
Situated NE of The Deanery at W end of The Pebbles, facing N.
II Warehouse adjoining No.22 Catherine Street
Situated to W of No 22, on N side of street; the first building of the built-up centre of Saint David's on the approach from Porthclais.
II Retaining Wall to Churchyard from Deanery Gate to Ford opposite Bishops Palace, including Front Wall
Situated to SW of cathedral between raised churchyard and lane running N from the Deanery to the ford.
II Warehouse between Merrivale & No.2 Catherine Street
St. David's
II Warehouse occupied by St David's Assemblies
Situated at western end of Goat Street, at junction with Pit Street.
II* The Close Wall (formerly listed with Porth Y Twr)
Surrounding The Cathedral Close with sections on NW and NE sides missing.

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Pont Cerwyn Dewi/Merryvale Bridge & attached Tower

A Grade II* Listed Building in St Davids, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Exterior

Reasons for Listing

External Links

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