Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17534
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/05/1996
Date of Amendment
23/05/1996
Name of Property
Pont Glanbran ( Partly in Dyffryn Arth community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Ciliau Aeron
Town
Locality
Glanbran
Easting
254262
Northing
261943
Street Side
Location
Situated on B 4337 some 1.2 Km S of Pontrhydsaeson.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Mid C19 road bridge over the Afon Bran, one of three distinctive bridges on the approach to Pontrhydsaeson, by Thomas Penson or his son R.K. Penson, the others being Pont Dyffryn (1847), and Pont Rhydsaeson.
Exterior
Squared tooled sandstone single arched bridge with broad elliptical arch. Raised rectangular voussoirs, tooled with smooth borders, and big similar keystone each side. Rock-faced raised band above and parapet with heavy squared coping stones. The ends are curved out slightly to raised end piers with band carried across.
Interior
Reason for designation
One of a distinct group of road bridges of unusual quality, designed by Thomas or R.K. Penson.
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