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
22139
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/08/1999
Date of Amendment
18/08/1999
Name of Property
Pont Rhyd-y-Gwaed
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llanynys
Town
Locality
Rhewl
Easting
310663
Northing
360485
Street Side
Location
Spanning the river Clwedog at the western approach to the village of Rhewl.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Early C19 road bridge, erected in 1819; a plaque, with construction date and inscription in Welsh, appears on the inner face of the upstream parapet. The bridge marks the sight of a Civil War engagement in 1646.
Exterior
Wide single-span road bridge of squared limestone rubble construction. Segmental arch with dressed voussoirs extended up to a continuous, plain string course. This is extended onto advanced and splayed-out sections at the approaches. Square, terminating piers and limestone copings to parapets. On the inner face of the up-river parapet is an inscription stone with an incised Welsh poem and the date 1819.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a dated early C19 road bridge retaining good character.
Group value with other listed items in Rhewl.
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