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
20088
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
02/07/1998  
Date of Amendment
02/07/1998  
Name of Property
Dolwen Bridge  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Betws Yn Rhos  
Town
 
Locality
Dolwen  
Easting
288852  
Northing
374463  
Street Side
 
Location
Spanning the river Dulas and carrying the B 5381 approximately 0.2km E of Dolwen.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
A contract for the rebuilding of Dolwen Bridge dated 12th February 1788 states that the work must be completed by September of the same year.  

Exterior
Single-span rubble road bridge. Segmental arch with recessed, rough-dressed voussoirs; low, sandstone-coped parapets, rising slightly to the centre with the gentle hump of the carriageway. The parapets are splayed at the approaches and terminate on the upstream side in simple square piers; some sections of capping have been renewed in cement. The western downstream parapet follows the course of the river for a short distance as a sloped revettment wall beyond a flat buttress which marks the termination of the bridge proper; the wall then joins a rubble boundary wall.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a late C18 road bridge retaining good character in a prominent location. Group value with Dolwen Lodge and adjoining gates and gatepiers.  

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