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
29/12/1994
Date of Amendment
29/12/1994
Name of Property
Bridge over the New Cut
Location
A field bridge providing access from the Lane to the fields to the SE.
History
Accommodation bridge, c.1790-97.
Exterior
Dolerite rubble. High parapet with undressed copings forming a level top, splayed on plan, terminating in small pilasters. Segmental arch composed of three rings of half-bricks. The W parapet has been partially replaced with railings, and small areas of brick repairs.
Reason for designation
This is the most substantial bridge remaining over the New Cut, the artificial channel cut to divert the waters of the Guilsfield Brook to the River Severn avoiding damage to the Montgomeryshire Canal from floodwaters.
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