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
16367
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/08/1995
Date of Amendment
21/08/1995
Name of Property
Bridge 137 over the Montgomeryshire Canal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Berriew
Town
Locality
Fron
Easting
317911
Northing
297584
Street Side
Location
Carries the by-road which leaves the A483 on the W side alongside the Post Office Stores at Fron.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The stretch of Montgomeryshire Canal between Garthmyl and Newtown was constructed between 1815 and 1819-21 (Josiah Jessop, engineer). This bridge forms part of that phase of construction (with some later repair work).
Exterior
Single span brick arched bridge, with some stone dressings. Outer piers and parapet have pyramidal stone copings, and stone string course marks the position of the road bed. Splayed in plan, and in section rising in a shallow curve.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a key element in the engineering works associated with the Montgomeryshire Canal.
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