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
80811
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/12/2002
Date of Amendment
20/12/2002
Name of Property
Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Pontardawe community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Ystalyfera
Town
Swansea
Locality
Ynysmeudwy
Easting
274122
Northing
205768
Street Side
E
Location
Situated approximately 60m SE of the Cwm Du bridge carrying the A4067 over the canal.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Late C18 aqueduct carrying Swansea Canal over Nant Du. The 16-mile Swansea Canal was opened in 1798 to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf, declined after the railway opened in 1852 and closed in 1931.
Exterior
Small aqueduct on NE-SW axis. Squared stone with voussoirs to a segmental arch of some 0.6 metres in height and of 4.1 metres span.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with Ynysmeudwy Uchaf Bridge and the Cwmddu outfall and overflow sluice.
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