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
21995
Building Number
 
Grade
II*  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/07/1999  
Date of Amendment
19/07/1999  
Name of Property
Bont-ar-Towy (partly in Llansadwrn community)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Llangadog  
Town
Llangadog  
Locality
Llangadog  
Easting
269528  
Northing
228619  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated on A4069 about 1 km W of Llangadog, just E of junction with A40. Half of bridge is in Llansadwrn community.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Road bridge over the Towy carrying what was formerly a principal route to South Wales and Swansea. Rebuilt in 1818-19 by Act of Parliament. William Harries of Llandeilo was probably the designer, and the bridge cost £2,300.  

Exterior
Bridge, coursed rubble stone, of five arches overall. Main bridge has three broad segmental arches with flush cut stone voussoirs, small coursed stones in spandrels, and band under parapet. Raised piers above four triangular cutwaters each side with stepped triangular tops. Outer ones have decorative taller half-pyramid tops under finials of half sphere divided by horizontal square slab. Parapets are probably rebuilt though one has 1819 datestone. Rock-faced stone copings with raised ridged blocks each end. E end has similar but plainer 2-arch bridge over flood plain with lower arches, triangular cutwaters to centre pier, small stones in spandrels but no band under parapets. Large raised piers at E end. Parapets at both ends of bridge continue and are splayed out.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as an exceptionally fine early C19 road bridge of large scale, unusually architecturally conceived.  

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