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
21109
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
17/12/1998  
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998  
Name of Property
Workhouse Bridge (Canal Bridge No.136)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Llangynidr  
Town
 
Locality
Llanddetti  
Easting
313416  
Northing
219829  
Street Side
 
Location
On the E boundary of the Community, just S of the B4458, SE of the hamlet of Llanddetti and W of Llangynidr. (See Record 20374 (Llangynidr Community))  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
The Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal was promoted in 1792 to connect the upper Usk valley with the Monmouthshire Canal at Pontymoile and from there to the sea at Newport. The first section, between Gilwern and Talybont and including Llangynidr, was cut between 1797 and 1799, with the upper section between Talybont and Brecon opened in 1800, both sections engineered by Thomas Dadford. The lower section between Gilwern and Pontymoile was completed in 1812 and was engineered by William Crosley. In 1865 the Brecknock and Abergavenny and the Monmouthshire Canals merged to become the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, which was later incorporated into the Great Western Railway. The last toll was taken on the canal at Llangynidr in 1933. Restoration of the canal began in 1964.  

Exterior
Hump-backed bridge of rubble sandstone, with round arch and low parapet. The arch has thin voussoirs and keystone on E side. The abutments curve outwards on both sides and the parapet has square end piers. On the E side is a cast iron plaque with the bridge number cast in relief. On W side stone steps are added to towpath.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
One of a group of original Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal bridges.  

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