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
11303
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/09/1986
Date of Amendment
29/09/1986
Name of Property
Old Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Bridgend
Town
Bridgend
Locality
Easting
290416
Northing
179837
Street Side
Location
Pedestrian bridge spanning the River Ogwr, a short way downstream from New Bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
2 arches, C15 origins with later rebuilding. A bridge existed in 1452 and Leland mentions a stone bridge of 4 arches in 1539. Flood of August 1775 demolished western 2 arches which were replaced by a single arch creating the present asymmetry. The remaining arch was absorbed into the adjoining cross ranges at the rear of Nos 12 and 14 Dunraven Place between which the Bridge is reached on the E side; approached to W beside the dual carriageway.
Exterior
Rubble, part coursed with ramped and part cobbled single carriageway footpath; further similar cutwater behind modern flood wall. Segmental arches with voussoirs; concrete wall heads wall curves around at SW end.
Interior
Reason for designation
Scheduled Ancient Monument GM049
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