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
21535
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1999
Date of Amendment
30/03/1999
Name of Property
Pont Brynkir
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Dolbenmaen
Town
Dolbenmaen
Locality
Brynkir
Easting
252222
Northing
342906
Street Side
Location
The bridge is on the road from Golan to Brynkir, N of Pandy Clenennau.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built in 1817 for the Brynkir Estate to provide dry access to the Hall in times of flood.
Exterior
The bridge is built in local uncoursed rubble stone spanning a tributary of the Afon Dwyfor. A 8.2m wide segmental span of flush rubble voussoirs rising 2.05m above the water, with a secondary half-round flood arch on the S side. Flush spandrels and parapets finished with rough block copings. The parapets splay out at the ends to terminal half-piers with monolithic capstones. The carriageway is 3.4m wide between the 0.5m parapets.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome and dated example of an early C19 road bridge.
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