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
12248
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/11/1978
Date of Amendment
07/01/2002
Name of Property
Fishguard Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Fishguard and Goodwick
Town
Fishguard
Locality
Lower Town
Easting
196264
Northing
237104
Street Side
N
Location
Situated at the point where the A487 crosses the Afon Gwaun at the southern end of the estuary in Lower Town.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Road bridge carrying A487 over the river Gwaun. Built in 1875 to replace the old bridge of 4 arches shown in R Colt Hoare drawing of 1802. The new bridge is presumably by Thomas George, the County Surveyor.
Exterior
Road bridge of squared rubble stone with single broad segmental arch. Rock-faced grey limestone voussoirs to arch, and green Preseli stone band above under parapet, which has similar rock-faced coping stones. 1875 datestone on parapet. Raised pier at each end and plain stone abutments.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an elegant single-arched bridge of broad span, of group value with other buildings in Bridge Street.
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