Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
2129
Building Number
 
Grade
II*  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
01/04/1974  
Date of Amendment
30/04/2004  
Name of Property
The Usk Bridge (partly in Llanbadoc Community)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Usk  
Town
Usk  
Locality
Usk  
Easting
337429  
Northing
200734  
Street Side
E  
Location
On the east side of R Usk; carries the A472 across the river.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
The bridge was first built in 1746-47, possibly (according to Malkin's guide book of 1804) to the design of William Edwards, the great bridge builder of South Wales; and was widened on both sides in 1836-37, but maintaining the same appearance. It has been little altered since.  

Exterior
The bridge is built of local red sandstone which is coursed and squared, including the arch dressings and the parapet coping. There are 5 segmental arches with the road ramped up to the centre. Pointed cutwaters fading into pilasters between each arch and on both faces of the bridge. The widening of the bridge on both sides can clearly be seen in the arch soffits. There is a continuous band above the arches but this is hidden on the downstream side by an attached cast iron pipe. Parapet wall with flat stone coping.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Graded II* as well-proportioned C18 and early C19 road bridge, possibly designed by William Edwards.  

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