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
21/01/1964
Date of Amendment
31/03/2004
Name of Property
Pont Llanafan
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Location
Situated on main road about 2.5 km SE of Trawsgoed.
History
Road bridge over the Afon Ystwyth, earlier C19 in appearance but on older site. The 3rd Viscount Lisburne was asked by the quarter sessions to inspect the defects of Llanafan bridge in 1744 and arrange its repair.
Exterior
Road bridge, large single arch in rubble stone with squared stone voussoirs to recessed broad segmental arch. No string course, masonry continuous to parapet which has rough slate coping stones. Parapets splay out slightly each end and continue on N with about 14m of further walling. The underside of the bridge displays a central straight joint suggesting that it has been doubled in width.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine single-arch masonry bridge.
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