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
3655
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1966
Date of Amendment
07/03/2000
Name of Property
Bont Newydd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Aber
Town
Locality
Bont Newydd
Easting
266291
Northing
372024
Street Side
Location
Spans the Afon Aber on sharp bend of minor no-through road from Abergwyngregyn towards Foel Dduarth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built in the 1820s as part of the burgeoning tourist trade in the area as a result of growing interest in the Picturesque quality of the surrounding mountain landscape and of the nearby Aber Falls in particular.
Exterior
Irregularly coursed rubblestone with stone-on-edge coping to bridge and abutments. Wide single-span segmental arch with voussoirs and arch-ring.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial early C19 bridge of a characteristic local type in especially picturesque rural location.
Scheduled Ancient Monument (61).
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