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
23828
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/07/2000
Date of Amendment
27/07/2000
Name of Property
Bridge at Dan-y-bont Mill
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Llanelly
Town
Locality
Gilwern
Easting
324543
Northing
214591
Street Side
Location
Bridge is located on sharp bend over River Clydach carrying by-road, on S side of Gilwern village.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Early C19, built to carry the Usk Valley road over the Clydach.
Exterior
Coursed sandstone construction single-arch bridge. Segmental arch, spanning approximately 20 feet (6 metres). Stone voussoirs. Dripmould to E arch, which is slightly recessed behind line of stone cheeks; pilaster strip to left. W arch is similarly recessed, but with no drip: stringcourse above. Pilaster to left. Low parapets, much patched, retaining some stone slab copings to NW and SE. Parapet curves to NW to join boundary wall of former mill To NE parapet curves to follow road line as retaining wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved and well designed early C19 road bridge of impressive span.
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