Porthkerry Viaduct (partly in the Barry community), Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3931 / 51°23'35"N

Longitude: -3.3184 / 3°19'6"W

OS Eastings: 308365

OS Northings: 166829

OS Grid: ST083668

Mapcode National: GBR HR.RG0J

Mapcode Global: VH6FQ.F7JX

Plus Code: 9C3R9MVJ+6J

Entry Name: Porthkerry Viaduct (partly in the Barry community)

Listing Date: 28 January 1963

Last Amended: 30 September 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83158

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300083158

Location: To the north of the main carpark in Porthkerry Country Park and crossing into Barry Community.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Barry

Community: Barry (Y Barri)

Community: Rhoose

Locality: Porthkerry

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Viaduct

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History

Built 1894-1900. First opened in 1897 as a part of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway from Barry to Bridgend, engineer J W Szlumper (with Charles Szlumper and William Szlumper). First completed in 1896 but parts of the viaduct subsided 10th January 1898, and the railway had to be diverted via a loop-line until 1900. This was one of the last major masonry viaducts completed in Britain. The Vale of Glamorgan became a part of the Great Western Railway at Grouping in 1923.

Exterior

Coursed quarry faced grey stone with brick arch rings. Irregular spans to sixteen semi-circular arches; tall tapering stone piers, with plinths of varying height; brick arches, maximum height circa 30 metres; stone parapet with corbelled refuges over every second pier. The viaduct crosses the steep valley of the stream which forms the eastern boundary of Rhoose Community, and is partly in Barry Community.

Reasons for Listing

Included as one of the most impressive railway viaducts in South Wales.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Porthkerry Railway Viaduct (partly in the community of Rhoose)
To N of carpark at POrthkerry Country Park.
II* Outbuilding to north of Church Farmhouse
In the garden on the north side of Church Farmhouse.
II* Church Farmhouse (aka Glebe Farm)
On the north side of the Porthkerry village green abouth 50m from the Church of St Curig
II* Church of St Curig
On the eastern boundary of the community set to the south-east of Porthkerry village green.
II Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Curig
On the south side of the Church of St Curig.
II The Old School House
Adjoining the Churchyard of the Church of St. Curig on the west side.
II Upper Porthkerry Farmhouse
On the north-east side of the road, opposite the south-east end of Cardiff airport runway, and beside the lane leading to Egerton Grey Country House Hotel.
II Lower Porthkerry Farmhouse
On the north-east side of the road, opposite the south-east end of Cardiff airport runway.

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Porthkerry Viaduct (partly in the Barry community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan