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
82091
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/11/2003
Date of Amendment
26/11/2003
Name of Property
Railway bridge over Cadoxton Road
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Blaenhonddan
Town
Neath
Locality
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
Easting
274956
Northing
198020
Street Side
Location
Crossing Cadoxton Road some 75m SW of its junction with Dynevor Avenue.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Railway bridge over old main road. Built c1850 for the South Wales Railway, probably to designs of I.K. Brunel.
Exterior
Railway bridge, coursed squared rubble stone with broad elliptical arch. Cut tooled sandstone voussoirs, raised stone string course with coved lower moulding under parapet with cut stone copings.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome mid C19 stone bridge probably designed by Brunel, the renowned engineer.
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