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
13988
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/08/1992
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Bridge over Dock Feeder Canal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Junction Canal
Easting
318971
Northing
175807
Street Side
Location
Crosses former Junction Canal to W of Spillers and Bakers.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Bridge probably dates from 1850's when last phase of Bute East Dock was under construction and formerly carried road traffic over Junction Canal which connected Bute West and East Docks. Now footbridge in Atlantic Wharf development.
Exterior
Bridge has heavy abutments in rock-faced coursed brown stone with parapet in slightly smaller blocks. Smooth dressed blocking course at decking level. Parapet returns at corners of bridge to form refuges which are probably built from parapet wall to former approaches. Span of bridge slightly set back from abutments; buttresses on E and W of abutment on S side. Rounded rock-like coping stones to span of bridge and refuges, but flat coping stones to approaches. Bridge now approached by steps (formerly ramped) and has modern brick decking. Canal is spanned by six parallel I-beams which are bound together by transverse tie rods. Flanges on I-beams support shallow brick arches on which decking is bedded. Beneath bridge on N side on canal is later stone infill blocking towpath and supporting bridge.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as one of a pair of small bridges surviving from early period of Bute E Dock. Group value with adjacent bridge.
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