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
14/01/2004
Date of Amendment
14/01/2004
Name of Property
Llanfallteg Bridge
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Locality
Llanfallteg West
Location
Spanning the Afon Taf and carrying a minor road on the NE side of the hamlet.
History
Probably late C18 or early C19 and, with its pierced spandrels, typical of SW Wales bridges of the period.
Exterior
A single-span double-carriageway bridge of coursed rubble. A segmental arch has cut voussoirs, with similar detail to pierced roundels in the spandrels. The coped parapet is splayed out on the SW side. On the NE side is a long causeway of stepped rubble stone, partly rebuilt, incorporating a single segmental flood arch.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved road bridge in a vernacular style characteristic of the region.
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