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
82269
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/12/2003  
Date of Amendment
15/12/2003  
Name of Property
Bridge over Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms Lock  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot  
Community
Resolven  
Town
Neath  
Locality
Resolven  
Easting
282449  
Northing
202995  
Street Side
 
Location
On the Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms some 250m W of the roundabout on the A465 at Resolven.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Late C18 tail-lock bridge over the Neath Canal. The canal was originally planned from Pontneddfechan to Neath and was started in 1791 with Thomas Dadford Junior as General Surveyor. Thomas Sheasby replaced him in mid 1792 and the Neath Canal was completed in 1795. By 1799 the canal had been extended to the Giant's Grave near Briton Ferry.  

Exterior
Canal bridge, built into former canal lock to NE. Rubble stone with single segmental arch of dressed sandstone voussoirs. Parapets with cement coping longer on SW side and the SE ends dip to path level.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as a tail-lock bridge retaining its character on this important C18 canal.  

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