Direction post near Church of St Gwynno, Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7861 / 51°47'9"N

Longitude: -3.3805 / 3°22'49"W

OS Eastings: 304873

OS Northings: 210614

OS Grid: SO048106

Mapcode National: GBR YP.YQ3S

Mapcode Global: VH6CR.CC7N

Plus Code: 9C3RQJP9+CR

Entry Name: Direction post near Church of St Gwynno

Listing Date: 16 June 2003

Last Amended: 16 June 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81187

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300081187

Location: Situated on the W side of the junction of the Pontsarn to Pontsticill parish road and the road to the Church of St Gwynno at Vaynor.

County: Merthyr Tydfil

Town: Merthyr Tydfil

Community: Vaynor (Y Faenor)

Community: Vaynor

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure Fingerpost

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History

Early to mid C20 Brecon County Council fingerpost.

Exterior

Fingerpost, cast-iron shaft with 2 cast-iron indicator boards, one marked 'Pontsticill ¾ Talybont-on-Usk 11¼' the other 'Vaynor Church ¼', in raised capitals. Pierced roundel on top marked 'Brecon County' around rim.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its historic interest as an increasingly rare surviving example of earlier C20 road signs.

External Links

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II Gravestone of Robert Thompson Crawshay and surrounding railings
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II Tower of Old Church of St Gwynno
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II Hy Brasail
On the W side of the Pontsarn to Vaynor parish road some 300m N of Pontsarn viaduct.
II* Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Vaynor)
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II* Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Pant Community)
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II Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station
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II Pont-Sarn
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II Pont-sarn
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Direction post near Church of St Gwynno

A Grade II Listed Building in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil