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
19779
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
07/05/1998  
Date of Amendment
07/05/1998  
Name of Property
Worthenbury Bridge  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Willington Worthenbury  
Town
Wrexham  
Locality
Worthenbury  
Easting
341901  
Northing
346067  
Street Side
 
Location
Located on the main road into Worthenbury from Bangor-is-y-coed.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
The bridge was re-built to the designs of the County Surveyor of Flintshire, H J Fairclough, in 1872-73, at a cost of £1,800, following the destruction of the previous bridge by the floods of 18th June 1872. Refurbished in 1992.  

Exterior
Ramped single span ashlar bridge, with yellow brick intrados, bridging Emral Brook. To the north end stone steps give access to the bank and an inscribed tablet reading "This bridge was erected at the expense of the county of Flint in the year of our Lord 1872-73 to replace one destroyed by a flood on 18th June 1872, from plans drawn up by H J Fairclough, architect, St Asaph, W Williams, contractor, Rhyl, under the personal superintendence of R Howard, Esq, of Broughton, and the Rev T H G Puleston, of Worthenbury". Stone slab parapet walls on top of a raised stone band. Splayed to either end.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a C19 bridge designed by the County Surveyor.  

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