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
16555
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
08/12/1995  
Date of Amendment
08/12/1995  
Name of Property
Caeau Weir  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Esclusham  
Town
 
Locality
Bersham  
Easting
330418  
Northing
349370  
Street Side
 
Location
On the River Clywedog, close to Caeau Bridge, 400m approx. W of Plas Power Chapel  

Description


Broad Class
Industrial  
Period
 

History
The origins of the weir may date back to the medieval period; the Clywedog had long been exploited as a power source prior to the establishment of an ironworks at Bersham at the end of the C17. The weir almost certainly formed part of the water power system for the ironworks during the C18, and then for Bersham Corn Mill from 1828. Its stepped profile was created some time between 1900 and 1911, perhaps to enhance its appearance as a feature within the park at Plas Power.  

Exterior
Stepped stonework, slightly curved in plan, with abutment walls of coursed and squared stone to either side, and a blue brick retaining wall linking the weir with Caeau Bridge to the S. A sluice gate at the top of the weir fed a leat which served the ironworks and later cornmill.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Forms a group with Caeau Bridge. An important element in the early water-power system developed to serve the ironworks (though probably with earlier origins) and subsequently the corn mill at Bersham. The weir also forms a striking feature within Plas Power Park.  

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