Pennorth railway bridge, Llangors, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9254 / 51°55'31"N

Longitude: -3.2921 / 3°17'31"W

OS Eastings: 311241

OS Northings: 225999

OS Grid: SO112259

Mapcode National: GBR YT.NVBW

Mapcode Global: VH6C0.WVFV

Plus Code: 9C3RWPG5+54

Entry Name: Pennorth railway bridge

Listing Date: 21 August 1998

Last Amended: 21 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20336

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300020336

Location: In the hamlet of Pennorth adjacent to the crossroads.

County: Powys

Community: Llangors (Llan-gors)

Community: Llangors

Locality: Pennorth

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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History

Built in 1860s, part of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. The line of the Hay Railway between Hay on Wye and Brecon, built 1816-1818 mainly to transport coal and iron from the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal at Brecon northwards into Herefordshire, ran a short distance to N at Tal-y-llyn. This was later adapted for the Brecon and Merthyr Railway built 1860s which turned S at Tal-y-llyn Junction, crossed the canal at Talybont, then climbing up - a rise of 925 ft (282m) including 6 1/2 miles (10.5km) at 1 in 38 - and tunnelling through the mountains at Torpantau tunnel, terminated at Merthyr. It was sponsored by Brecon bankers and local interests including the de Winton family, Brecon industrialists. First 19 miles from Brecon to Pant opened 1863, extended to Dowlais 1869 and thence to Merthyr, engineer Henry Conybeare. The hamlet of Pennorth appears to have developed around the railway with nearby houses dated 1860s. Line closed 1960s.

Exterior

High bridge carrying the road S of Llangorse Lake over the deep railway cutting. Built of snecked rockfaced sandstone. Arch has diamond shaped voussoirs and smooth narrow arises; similar arises to the abutments which project either side; stringcourse at parapet level mostly masked by vegetation. Coping of giant rockfaced blocks.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a surviving intact bridge associated with the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Former house at Brynllici
Opposite Brynllici, down a farm track from the lane between Tal-y-llyn and Pennorth.
II* Brynllici including barn atttached to left
Situated down a farm track just NW of the hamlet of Pennorth.
II Ysgubor Newydd
On rising ground above the lane linking Pennorth and Llangasty, SW of Ty Mawr.
II Yr Hen Bersondy (also known as The Old Rectory)
On the E border of the hamlet of Scethrog, reached by a lane to rear, on rising ground above the River Usk.
II* Scethrog House
In the hamlet of Scethrog, on sloping ground above the River Usk and N of the A40.
II Cart shed and Stable range at Ty Mawr
On the W side of the farm complex and parallel with the great barn.
II Barn at Ty Mawr
Forming the W side of the central farmyard, linking the farmhouse to one side and the granary range to the other.
II* Two granaries at Ty Mawr
Standing side by side and linked by a screen wall. Forming the S side of a courtyard for Ty Mawr, reached by a farm track.

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Pennorth railway bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangors, Powys