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
82583
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/03/2004
Date of Amendment
02/03/2004
Name of Property
Pont-y-pentre
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llansantffraid
Town
Locality
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village
Easting
321684
Northing
319911
Street Side
Location
Carrying the A495 across the Afon Cain, ½ km south-west of Llansantffraid.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
A County bridge to the design of Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, as rebuilt before 1847.
Exterior
A single span bridge in local shaley stone with an elliptical arch of about 10 m; rusticated voussoirs and triple keystone to both faces. String course at base of parapets.
The carriageway is about 4 m wide with orthostat sandstone parapets about 0.8 m high slightly turned out at each of the four corners to piers.
Interior
Reason for designation
An important bridge by Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, in the early C19.
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