Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1236
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/12/1989
Date of Amendment
22/12/1989
Name of Property
Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llangollen
Town
Locality
Berwyn
Easting
319769
Northing
343172
Street Side
Location
Spanning the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal immediately to W of Chain Bridge Hotel and to E of Horseshoe Falls. Carries the B5103 across to join the A5 by Berwyn Railway station; passes beneath the Railway viaduct.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built 1903 and dedicated to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII.
Exterior
5 arched, rubble narrow road bridge with blue brick semicircular arches with roll moulded arch rings. Tapered rubble abutments to either end. The northern arch bridges the canal and at the southern end the road curves around under the railway viaduct. The parapets sweep around on the S side curving up towards A5, terminating just beyond the arch over the mouth of the brook running down from Vivod. At the N end parapet on the W side includes the commemorative plaque and curves around to terminate at the base of the hill and on the E side it continues some distance up the hill.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with the Railway Station and Viaduct.
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