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
4599
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/1989
Date of Amendment
28/07/1989
Name of Property
Pont Penmaen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Pwllheli
Town
Locality
Easting
236028
Northing
335011
Street Side
Location
Spanning the narrow Afon Ddwyryd on the main road from Pwllheli to Nefyn.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably later C18 causeway type bridge
Exterior
Rubble construction. One segmental arch with set back ring of voussoirs; shallow ramped buttresses. Irregular flat coping to parapets. To NW on downstream side the parapet continues as far as the gate into the field; the listing continues a similar distance on the upstream side. To SE on upstream side the parapet is continued as far as the gate pier at the gated entrance to a public footpath; similarly the listing continues an equal distance on the downstream side.
Interior
Reason for designation
One of a group of C18 causeway bridges in this area.
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