Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11834
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/01/1980
Date of Amendment
22/12/2003
Name of Property
Bridge over Tennant Canal to S of entrance to Neath Abbey
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Dyffryn Clydach
Town
Neath
Locality
Neath Abbey
Easting
273733
Northing
197287
Street Side
Location
Crossing the Tennant Canal just S of the entrance to Neath Abbey.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Canal 'roving' bridge, where towpath changed sides, probably built 1821 by canal engineer William Kirkhouse. The canal opened in 1824 from the Neath Canal at Aberdulais to Port Tennant, Swansea. Traffic declined from the 1860s due to competition with railways but the canal did not close to commercial traffic until 1934.
Exterior
Hump-backed canal bridge, rubblestone with single segmental arch of dressed sandstone voussoirs. Low parapets with coping of rectangular cast blocks of copper slag, some with Roman numerals cast in. Abutments splay outwards slightly on each side extended as wall on SW side. Former tow path crosses from S to N side of canal over bridge.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for historic transport interest as an early C19 canal bridge retaining its character.
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