Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11203
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/10/1979
Date of Amendment
13/03/2003
Name of Property
Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Ystalyfera community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Pontardawe
Town
Swansea
Locality
Ynysmeudwy
Easting
274119
Northing
205765
Street Side
W
Location
Situated approximately 60m SE of the Cwm Du bridge carrying the A4067 over the canal.
Description
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Period
History
Late C18 aqueduct carrying Swansea Canal over Nant Du, one of six single arch aqeducts on the canal. The 16-mile Swansea Canal was opened in 1798 to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf, declined after the railway opened in 1852 and closed in 1931.
Exterior
Small aqueduct on NE-SW axis. Squared stone with voussoirs to a segmental arch of some 0.6 metres in height and of 4.1 metres span.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with Ynysmeudwy Uchaf bridge and the Cwmddu outfall and overflow sluice.
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