Railway bridge on NE side of Railway Tavern, Tonna, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.679 / 51°40'44"N

Longitude: -3.7751 / 3°46'30"W

OS Eastings: 277366

OS Northings: 199294

OS Grid: SS773992

Mapcode National: GBR H4.5F4M

Mapcode Global: VH5GN.J236

Plus Code: 9C3RM6HF+HX

Entry Name: Railway bridge on NE side of Railway Tavern

Listing Date: 25 February 2000

Last Amended: 25 February 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22863

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300022863

Location: On the NE side of Railway Tavern N of Dulais Fach Road and S of Aberdulais Basin.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Community: Tonna

Locality: Aberdulais

Built-Up Area: Neath

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Railway bridge

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History

The Vale of Neath Railway was incorporated in 1846 and opened in 1851. Engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the line was built to a broad gauge. The bridge, one of the few stone bridges original to the railway, was built partly over a navigable channel cut in the late C18 from the River Neath to a forge, later the Aberdulais tinplate works. A tramway connecting to Upper and Lower Works of the Aberdulais Tinplate works also passed beneath the bridge.

Exterior

A 2-bay bridge constructed of coursed hammer-dressed sandstone, with round arches. A thin coping is above, although the original parapet, probably of iron railings, is now missing. Battered abutments are splayed outwards and retain an embankment. The deck was designed to carry a double broad-gauge track, but now carries a single track.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its industrial archaeological interest as a fine masonry bridge associated with Brunel's original Vale of Neath Railway, and for group value with other listed canal and railway items at Aberdulais Basin.

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II* Aberdulais Aqueduct (partly in Blaenhonddan community)
Spanning the River Neath W of Aberdulais Basin and approximately 0.4km N of Tonna church.
II Aberdulais Viaduct (partly in Tonna community)
Spanning the Afon Nedd S of the Aberdulais Aqueduct and N of Dulais Fach Road.
II Aberdulais Basin at the head of the Tennant Canal
Approximately 0.4km N of Tonna village on the E side of the River Neath and W of the Neath Canal.
II* Aberdulais Aqueduct (partly in Tonna community)
Spanning the Afon Nedd W of Aberdulais Basin and approximately 0.4km N of Tonna church.
II Aberdulais Viaduct (partly in Blaenrhonddan community)
Spanning the River Neath S of the Aberdulais Aqueduct and N of Dulais Fach Road.
II Aberdulais Lock on Tennant Canal
On the W bank of the Afon Nedd between the Tennant Canal and the Aberdulais Aqueduct.
II Lock keeper's and toll collector's office at SW end of Aberdulais Aqueduct
On the W bank of the Afon Nedd and on the S side of the Tennant Canal lock on the end of the Aberdulais Aqueduct.
II Pont Gam
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Railway bridge on NE side of Railway Tavern

A Grade II Listed Building in Tonna, Neath Port Talbot