Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
16388
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/08/1995
Date of Amendment
21/08/1995
Name of Property
Bridge 135 over The Montgomeryshire Canal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Berriew
Town
Locality
Penllwyn
Easting
318491
Northing
297912
Street Side
Location
Carries a track over the canal at Penllwyn, 2km approx SW of Garthmyl.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The Montgomeryshire Canal was built from Garthmyl to Newtown between 1815 and 1819-21 (Josiah Jessop, engineer); this bridge (with later repairs) forms part of that development.
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. Abutments chamfered on tow-path side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as part of the original engineering works of the western arm of the Montgomeryshire Canal, and a very good surviving example of the typical bridge design associated with the canal.
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