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
18579
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/1997
Date of Amendment
28/07/1997
Name of Property
Rising Sun Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Torfaen
Community
Abersychan
Town
Pontypool
Locality
Abersychan
Easting
327076
Northing
204207
Street Side
Location
To the north east of Victoria Village and about 100m east of the junction with Cwmavon Road.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
A probably early C19 bridge which has had little repair beyond re-pointing and small changes to the parapet. Recorded by the Ordnance Survey as an ancient crossing.
Exterior
A single arch bridge over the Afon Lwyd. Built of roughly coursed and squared limestone rubble with squared and dressed voussoirs, keystone, and stones set vertically and with rounded tops to the parapet. Both faces of the bridge are the same.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an unchanged early C19 bridge having group value with the adjacent Lasgarn Cottage.
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