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Allt-y-Cafan Bridge

A Grade II* Listed Building in Llangeler, Carmarthenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0277 / 52°1'39"N

Longitude: -4.3529 / 4°21'10"W

OS Eastings: 238675

OS Northings: 239205

OS Grid: SN386392

Mapcode National: GBR DD.GGXN

Mapcode Global: VH3KP.H9NC

Plus Code: 9C4Q2JHW+3R

Entry Name: Allt-y-Cafan Bridge

Listing Date: 4 June 1996

Last Amended: 15 August 2001

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25706

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Pont Allt-y-cafan

ID on this website: 300025706

Location: Spanning the river Teifi on the County boundary with Ceredigion on the road N of Pentrecwrt.

County: Carmarthenshire

Town: Carmarthen.

Community: Llangeler

Community: Llangeler

Locality: Pentre-cwrt

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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History

According to a stone plaque, the bridge and road were created through the efforts of John Lloyd Davies of Blaendyffryn, from 1839 to 1841. Large single arch probably intended to minimise flood damage, which swept away the first bridge foundations here in 1840, after £1100 had already been spent on the project.

Exterior

Rubble stone bridge of 1839 on single massive stone arch, across the Afon Teifi. Arch, springing from flanking squared pilasters, wider to N, has cut stone voussoirs, with arch heads flanked by spandrels with similar dressings. Above arch apex is a raised string course in cut stone. Above this, pilasters taper into coped parapet wall of rubble stone. Parapet rises to N. Bridge extended to N with smaller arch added for the Newcastle Emlyn-Llandysul railway line to pass beneath. Additional arch has grey brick arched head.

Reasons for Listing

Included at II* as an exceptionally fine C19 masonry bridge.

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