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.
Date of Designation
23/06/1967
Date of Amendment
01/04/1998
Name of Property
Pont Arddwyfaen
Location
The bridge carries the minor road off the A5 Holyhead Road over the Afon Ceirw, leading to Llangwm.
History
The bridge was probably that referred to as a new bridge at Nant Hendrebach, built in 1778, by John Lloyd of Hendreddwyfaen, contractor, for the County, to the design of Joseph Turner, architect of Chester; part of a programme to improve minor county roads.
Exterior
Built of local rubble stone. A single segmental arch spanning approximately 10.36m, the soffit rising to c3.14m above water level, the arch formed by 64cm deep rubble voussoirs slightly set in under a projecting regulating course, above which flush spandrels extend up into low flush stone-coped parapets. The width of the bridge between parallel sides is 5.4m, providing a 4.6m width humped carriageway between the parapets, which splay outwards at the ends to terminate in square piers.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome and unaltered late C18 road bridge.
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