Adroddiad Llawn ar gyfer Adeiladau Rhestredig


Disgrifiad Cryno o Adeilad Rhestredig:


Rhif Cyfeirnod
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Rhif yr Adeilad
 
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II  
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Dyddiad Dynodi
19/05/2000  
Dyddiad Diwygio
19/05/2000  
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Bridge over Ynysmaerdy Incline,,,Jersey Park,,,  
Cyfeiriad
 

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Awdurdod Unedol
Castell-nedd Port Talbot  
Cymuned
Briton Ferry  
Tref
 
Ardal
Jersey Park  
Dwyreiniad
274743  
Gogleddiad
194925  
Ochr o'r Stryd
 
Lleoliad
On the E side of Jersey Park immediately S of Ynysmaerdy Cemetery and W of the upper end of Ynysmaerdy Road.  

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Cyfnod
 

Cyfnod
The South Wales Mineral Railway was incorporated in 1853 for a 13-mile cross-country line from the collieries at Glyncorrwg to the docks at Briton Ferry. The route was laid out by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who was later succeeded by R.P. Brereton. At the Briton Ferry end a double-tracked cable-worked incline 1.5 miles long was required to overcome the steep terrain. The railway opened in 1861 from Briton Ferry to Tonmawr and to Glyncorrwg in 1863. Originally broad gauge, it was converted to standard gauge in 1872. The railway incline was an antiquated concept by the mid C19 and was expensive to operate. The railway was never a financial success, partly due to the vicissitudes of colliery companies in Glyncorrwg who operated the line. In 1908 the line was taken over by the Great Western Railway, who closed the incline in 1910. The lower part of the incline, including the integral bridge adjacent to the former Ynysmaerdy Farm, was subsequently incorporated into Jersey Park, designed by the Borough engineer H. Alexander Clarke and opened in 1925.  

Tu allan
A single-span bridge of snecked rock-faced stone and with a wide segmental arch (required to span a double broad-gauge track). The high parapet projects slightly and has rock-faced copings. Abutments are splayed out slightly and have a raking top with rock-faced copings. The flat deck is a wide single track and is covered with soil. On both sides the approaches, slightly ramped, are from the E.  

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Rheswm dros Ddynodi
Listed as an original built component of the Ynysmaerdy Incline and designed by the office of one of Britain's most influential engineers. Scheduled Ancient Monument Gm 489.  

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