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
4793
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
30/11/1966  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
Ivy Bridge (partly in Talsarnau community)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Maentwrog  
Town
 
Locality
Maentwrog  
Easting
265430  
Northing
339423  
Street Side
 
Location
Spanning the Afon Prysor, c. 1.5km to S and W of Maentwrog and 150m SE of Pont Felinrhyd-fawr. Spans the boundary between Maentwrog and Talsarnau.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
C18 or earlier bridge that carried the original packhorse route between Harlech and Maentwrog.  

Exterior
Narrow bridge of roughly coursed rubble masonry. A wide segmental arch of rough stone voussoirs; no parapet.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual survivor of an early packhorse bridge, notable for the length of its span, and the narrowness of its width.  

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