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
9881
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/09/1964
Date of Amendment
15/03/1996
Name of Property
Cenarth Bridge (partly in Carmarthen District)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Cenarth
Town
Locality
Cenarth
Easting
226916
Northing
241581
Street Side
Location
Situated on A484, spanning Teifi at Cenarth Falls. Half of one
span being in Cenarth Community, Carmarthenshire.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
1785-7 road bridge across the Teifi, by David Edwards, one of the bridge-builder sons of the Rev. William Edwards, pioneer of pierced-spandrel bridges at Pontypridd 1756. The NW approach was splayed to widen in 1852, by R. K. Penson.
Exterior
Rubble stone three-arch bridge. Broad elliptical arches on short stone piers, the arch rings slightly recessed. The two spandrels are pierced by large circular openings to reduce structural weight and allow floodwater through. Rubble stone parapet with rough slate coping.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as one of the finest bridges in the area, typical of the designs of the Edwards family. Scheduled Ancient Monument: Cm 17
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