Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17505
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/05/1996
Date of Amendment
23/05/1996
Name of Property
Pont Dyffryn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Dyffryn Arth
Town
Locality
Pontrhydsaeson
Easting
254174
Northing
262876
Street Side
Location
Situated on B 4377 some 300m S of Pontrhydsaeson, over the Arth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Exterior
History: 1847 road bridge, by Thomas Penson, one of three distinctive masonry bridges on the approach to Pontrhydsaeson, the other two being Pont Rhydsaeson and Pont Glanbran.
Description: Squared rubble stone single-arched bridge with shallow elliptical arch. Raised rectangular voussoirs to arch and large raised keystone. Flat raised band over keystone and under flat parapet with heavy squared coping stones. The ends are curved out slightly to raised piers with band carried across.
Included as one of a distinctive group of masonry bridges of unusual quality this region, designed by Thomas Penson and his son R.K. Penson, including Pont Aberarth 1849, Pont Pennant 1850, Pont Rhydsaeson and Pont Glanbran.
Reference: Pembrokeshire Herald 31/12/1847 Rebuilt to plan of Thomas Penson of Oswestry, David Morgan of Cardigan builder. 32' span, elliptical arch.
Interior
Reason for designation
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