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Footbridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanberis, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1287 / 53°7'43"N

Longitude: -4.1378 / 4°8'16"W

OS Eastings: 257061

OS Northings: 361197

OS Grid: SH570611

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.6WWV

Mapcode Global: WH54M.DMV9

Plus Code: 9C5Q4VH6+FV

Entry Name: Footbridge

Listing Date: 18 January 2000

Last Amended: 18 January 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22789

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300022789

Location: Situated over the former Llanberis-Caernarfon Railway in the grounds of Glyn Padarn close to the south-western shore of Llyn Padarn.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Llanberis

Community: Llanberis

Locality: Pen-gilfach

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Railway footbridge. Erected to cross the Llanberis to Caernarfon branch of the London & North Western Railway which opened in 1869.

Exterior

Single-span arch over deep cutting in the former Caernarfon to Llanberis Railway. Rectangular stone piers to each end of iron footbridge with circles of increasing-decreasing size to spandrels of the segmental arch; handrail has delicate square panels with thin scissor bracing giving the whole structure an unusualy refined and sophisticated character. Stone steps at each approach, those on south side running staight onto bridge, those to north set at right-angles to it.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a railway footbridge which is a fine example of decorative ironwork, and of group value with Glyn Padarn.

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