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.
Date of Designation
30/09/2003
Date of Amendment
30/09/2003
Name of Property
Canal bridge at Tredegar Lock on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Unitary Authority
Torfaen
Location
On the S side of Tredegar Lock some 400m N of Pentre Lane.
History
Late C18 canal bridge on the Monmouthshire Canal which was a prime factor in the industrial development of the Gwent Valleys. Built by Thomas Dadford Junior, 1792-9, the canal ran between Newport and Pontnewynydd, with a branch between Crindau and Crumlin. Tredegar Lock is the N most of the Llantarnam flight of three locks S of Cwmbran.
Exterior
Slightly hump-backed canal bridge, built into canal lock to N. Rubblestone with single segmental arch of dressed sandstone voussoirs and horizontal parapets with flat coping. Abutments splay outwards on each side to square piers, those on the W side in a deteriorating condition.
Reason for designation
Included for historic transport interest as a late C18 canal bridge retaining its character.
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