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
4099
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/08/1988
Date of Amendment
02/08/1988
Name of Property
Penrhyn Bridge, including parapet walls on the approach road to Penrhyn Castle Port
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bangor
Town
Locality
Penrhyn
Easting
259128
Northing
372488
Street Side
Location
Spanning the Afon Cegin at the inner end of Penrhyn Docks. Reached off the Llandegai road and carrying the rear drive into the Penrhyn Estate.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Dated 1820 and initialled GHDP; probably by Benjamin Wyatt, architect to the estate.
Exterior
Coursed rubble. Single segmental arch with voussoirs, keystone and arch ring; iron plaque over the raised lettering. The parapet appears to have been rebuilt and has ironwork balustrade. Advanced piers at either end with tall concave recess and swept out bases; the roadway is carried to either side by revetment walls slightly swept out.
The parapets continue on the E bank towards the entrance to Penrhyn Castle with regularly spaced low piers; on the N side the parapet sweeps up over a garden door and curved back to end at a large square pier adjoining the Customs House; on the S side the parapet continues as far as the gate into the adjoining field. To W end the wall ramps down on N side and sweeps up to end on S side joining boundary wall rising to Llandegai Road. Old photographs show that the bridge had iron gates at the W end.
At the E end blow the roadway are 2 segmental arched openings with boarded doors; one to N side partly bricked up. These were originally the arches through which the LNWR Port Siding and Penrhyn Quarry Railway passed - the tracks led directly to the harbour.
Interior
Reason for designation
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
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