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Pen-pedair-heol Bridge (Canal Bridge No 110)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangattock, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8438 / 51°50'37"N

Longitude: -3.1325 / 3°7'57"W

OS Eastings: 322076

OS Northings: 216744

OS Grid: SO220167

Mapcode National: GBR F0.V5LR

Mapcode Global: VH6CH.NXBD

Plus Code: 9C3RRVV8+GX

Entry Name: Pen-pedair-heol Bridge (Canal Bridge No 110)

Listing Date: 21 October 1998

Last Amended: 21 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20696

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300020696

Location: The bridge carries a lane which runs S from the B4558 towards the Mynydd Llangattock. It is 100m NW of Pen-Pedair-Heol Farm.

County: Powys

Community: Llangattock (Llangatwg)

Community: Llangattock

Locality: Pen-Pedair-Heol

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

The Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal was proposed in 1792 to connect the Upper Usk valley to the Monmouthshire Canal at Pontymoile and from there to the sea at Newport. The middle section of the canal, between Gilwern and Talybont and including Llangattock, was cut between 1797 and 1799. The upper section between Talybont and Brecon opened in 1800, both sections being engineered by Thomas Dadford. The lower section between Gilwern and Pontymoile was completed in 1812 and was engineered by William Crosley. The canal was sold to the Monmouthshire Canal Company in 1865, which was later incorporated into the Great Western Railway. The last toll was taken on the canal in 1933 and it was finally abandoned in 1962. The canal, renamed the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, has been undergoing restoration since 1964, and is currently used by pleasure craft.

This bridge lies within the section constructed by Thomas Dadford between 1797 and 1799.

Exterior

Single-span hump-backed bridge of rubble sandstone, with segmental arch and continuous parapets. The arch has thin voussoirs, and a keystone on the W side. On the E (downstream) side is a cast iron plaque with the bridge number cast in relief. The parapets are splayed with square end pier to the NE, beyond which is a stone stile. The copings are mainly of upright stones with some flat stone replacements.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as one of a group of well-preserved original Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal bridges.

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