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
21783
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1999
Date of Amendment
03/03/1999
Name of Property
Pont Groes Gwta
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Bride's Major
Town
Locality
Croes Cwtta
Easting
291831
Northing
174759
Street Side
Location
Bridge crossing the River Alun. Located N of the railway bridge at Croes Cwtta. The lane leads N towards Ewenny, with Castle-upon-Alun to the W and Wick to the SE. On the boundary with Ewenny community.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably C18. Restored in 1996.
Exterior
Two-span bridge with slightly ramped deck. Two small round arches with voussoirs, that to the S being smaller. The E side of the latter is very small with an almost flat arch. Constructed of coursed grey masonry with string course, end piers, and parapets with saddleback copings. The E side has a triangular cutwater. The date 1896 is engraved in the stonework and concrete pavement of the deck.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved C18 bridge.
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